The value of an action: Impact of motor behaviour on outcome processing and stimulus preference.

ABSTRACT: While influences of Pavlovian associations on instrumental behaviour are well established, we still do not know how motor actions affect the formation of Pavlovian associations. To address this question, we designed a task in which participants were presented with neutral stimuli, half of which were paired with an active response, half with a passive waiting period. Stimuli had an 80% chance of predicting either a monetary gain or loss. We compared the feedback-related negativity (FRN) in response to predictive stimuli and outcomes, as well as directed phase synchronization before and after outcome presentation between trials with versus without a motor response. We found a larger FRN amplitude in response to outcomes presented after a motor response (active trials). This effect was driven

SUBMITTER: Bikute K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828266 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature