Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost

Description

The goal of this proposal is to understand the common and distinct behavioral and neural representations of subjective effort valuation, and how these representations are influenced by fatigue and changes in motivation. It is hypothesized that the brain will use overlapping and distinct neural circuits to represent cognitive and physical effort value, and that fatigue and enhanced motivation will influence the subjective value of effort.

Conditions

Fatigue

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this proposal is to understand the common and distinct behavioral and neural representations of subjective effort valuation, and how these representations are influenced by fatigue and changes in motivation. It is hypothesized that the brain will use overlapping and distinct neural circuits to represent cognitive and physical effort value, and that fatigue and enhanced motivation will influence the subjective value of effort.

Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost

Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost

Condition
Fatigue
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21209

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Right-handed
  • * Age between 18 and 35 years old - Male or female
  • * Any ethnicity
  • * Neurological problems such as stroke, head injury, epilepsy, seizures, brain tumors, brain surgery, Parkinson's Disease (self- report)
  • * Diagnosed history of severe psychiatric disease such as depression, schizophrenia (self-report)
  • * Metal in the head or eyes
  • * If they are pregnant or suspect that you may be pregnant
  • * If they experience discomfort from the MRI scan, such as severe claustrophobia or excessive heating of tattoos

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.,

Vikram S. Chib, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31