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Effort cost of reaching prompts vigor reduction in older adults
Erik M. Summerside, Robert J. Courter, Reza Shadmehr, Alaa A. Ahmed
The paper investigates whether age-related reduction in movement vigor is due to decreased reward valuation or increased effort costs, finding that older adults expend more energy during reaching and show less reward sensitivity.
DOI 10.1101/2023.08.28.555022