Month: April 2019

  • Why does it feel effortful to be precise?

    Why does it feel effortful to be precise?

    Our eye movements are controlled by a relatively simple circuit in the brainstem. Remarkably, it seems to operate with less error when we are motivated by money. We showed that internal feedback gain — a process that stabilises motor plans as they are executed — increases with reward, thus improving the precision of the movement.…