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Movement vigor: Frameworks, exceptions, and nomenclature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

Rory John Bufacchi
Affiliation:
Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), 00161Rome, [email protected], [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), LondonWC1E 6BT, UK.
Gian Domenico Iannetti
Affiliation:
Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), 00161Rome, [email protected], [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), LondonWC1E 6BT, UK.

Abstract

Shadmehr and Ahmed cogently argue that vigor of appetitive movements is positively correlated with their value, and that value can therefore be inferred by measuring vigor. Here, we highlight three points to consider when interpreting this account: (1) The correlation between vigor and value is not obligatory, (2) the vigor effect also arises in frameworks other than optimal foraging, and (3) the term vigor can be misinterpreted, thereby affecting rigor.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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