A neural basis of choking under pressure.

Autor:	Smoulder AL; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Marino PJ; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Oby ER; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Snyder SE; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Miyata H; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Pavlovsky NP; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Bishop WE; Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, GA, USA., Yu BM; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Chase SM; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: schase@cmu.edu., Batista AP; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: aaron.batista@pitt.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Neuron [Neuron] 2024 Oct 23; Vol. 112 (20), pp. 3424-3433.e8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI:	10.1016/j.neuron.2024.08.012
Abstrakt:	Incentives tend to drive improvements in performance. But when incentives get too high, we can "choke under pressure" and underperform right when it matters most. What neural processes might lead to choking under pressure? We studied rhesus monkeys performing a challenging reaching task in which they underperformed when an unusually large "jackpot" reward was at stake, and we sought a neural mechanism that might result in that underperformance. We found that increases in reward drive neural activity during movement preparation into, and then past, a zone of optimal performance. We conclude that neural signals of reward and motor preparation interact in the motor cortex (MC) in a manner that can explain why we choke under pressure. Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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