Impact of reward on feedback control
[CLOSED]Impact of reward on feedback control
Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB)
Rewarding outcomes have a powerful capacity to shape how the brain processes information. Nearly every aspect of human cognition is affected by it: how we make decisions, how we remember events, what we direct our attention toward, and how we control our body. We are interested in how rewarding outcomes impact how our brain processes sensory information to control and stabilize the arm in different situations.
Both male and female
18 years old to 50 years old
Healthy Volunteers
Who can participate in this study?
Healthy, right-handed adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years, with normal or corrected-to-normal vision (glasses or contacts are fine), no neurological disorders, no vision disorders (e.g., amblyopia, strabismus, nystagmus, etc.), and no musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., breaks, sprains, etc.).
What is involved?
Our study involves 6 small experiments of 15 min each, which can be organized in two bundle sessions of 3 experiments each. Before each session, 5 surface electromyogram electrodes (basically small stickers on your skin) will be placed on different muscles of your arm. You will then be placed in front of a screen that will show different targets. You will reach at those targets using a robot handle. The robot handle will sometimes push your arm using a small force (the equivalent of an iPhone on your hand).
Principal Investigator, Study Identifier, & Posting Dates
Principal Investigator: Paul Gribble
Study posted on: October 22nd, 2020
Recruitment open until: April 30th, 2021
Who can I contact to learn more about this study?
For more information about this study please contact:
Dr. Olivier Codol
ocodol@uwo.ca
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