Decision uncertainty as a context for motor memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4636381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kisho Ogasa (0000-0003-1677-2761, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Atsushi Yokoi (0000-0002-7428-3344, Ube Frontier University), Gouki Okazawa (0000-0002-1134-869X, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Masakazu Nishigaki (0009-0009-0972-5466, Honda (Japan)), Masaya Hirashima (0000-0001-8571-8289, Ube Frontier University), Nobuhiro Hagura (0000-0001-9852-5056, Ube Frontier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1738-1751 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature Human Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2397-3374 • E-ISSN: 2397-3374 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41562-024-01911-x |
| PMID | 38862814 |
| OpenAlex | W4399544169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
The current view of perceptual decision-making suggests that once a decision is made, only a single motor programme associated with the decision is carried out, irrespective of the uncertainty involved in decision making. In contrast, we show that multiple motor programmes can be acquired on the basis of the preceding uncertainty of the decision, indicating that decision uncertainty functions as a contextual cue for motor memory. The actions learned after making certain (uncertain) decisions are only partially transferred to uncertain (certain) decisions. Participants were able to form distinct motor memories for the same movement on the basis of the preceding decision uncertainty. Crucially, this contextual effect generalizes to novel stimuli with matched uncertainty levels, demonstrating that decision uncertainty is itself a contextual cue. These findings broaden the understanding of contextual inference in motor memory, emphasizing that it extends beyond direct motor control cues to encompass the decision-making process
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Geography · Action Observation and Synchronization · Computer Science · Motor Control and Adaptation · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |