Motivational incentives improve working memory performance by enhancing memory-based representations rather than altering response strategies
Vivek Nair, Owen Agnel, Eda Mızrak, Sanjay Manohar
This study shows motivational incentives improve working memory performance by enhancing memory-based representations, not by altering response strategies or speed-accuracy trade-offs.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience