The sense of agency in perception, behaviour and human–machine interactions

W Wen, H Imamizu - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2022‏ - nature.com
The sense of agency refers to the subjective feeling of controlling one's own actions, and
through them, external events. The sense of agency is a byproduct of human movements …

[HTML][HTML] Motivation from agency and reward in typical development and autism: narrative review of behavioral and neural evidence

I Valori, L Carnevali, G Mantovani, T Farroni - Brain sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Our ability to perform voluntary actions and make choices is shaped by the motivation from
having control over the resulting effects (agency) and positive outcomes (reward). We offer …

[HTML][HTML] Ready to go: higher sense of agency enhances action readiness and reduces response inhibition

Q Ren, A Gentsch, J Kaiser, S Schütz-Bosbach - Cognition, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sense of agency is the subjective feeling of being in control of one's actions and their effects.
Many studies have elucidated the cognitive and sensorimotor processes that drive this …

Motivation (s) from control: Response-effect contingency and confirmation of sensorimotor predictions reinforce different levels of selection

E Hemed, N Karsh, I Mark-Tavger, B Eitam - Experimental Brain Research, 2022‏ - Springer
Humans and other animals live in dynamic environments. To reliably manipulate the
environment and attain their goals they would benefit from a constant modification of motor …

Immediate action effects motivate actions based on the stimulus–response relationship

T Tanaka, K Watanabe, K Tanaka - Experimental Brain Research, 2021‏ - Springer
The theory of event coding, an influential framework for action planning, suggests that
humans first integrate stimulus, response, and action effect into representation (an event file) …

Intact modulation of response vigor in major depressive disorder

S Bakbani-Elkayam, T Dolev-Amit, E Hemed… - Motivation and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Blunted motivation is a core symptom of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Although the
empirical picture is mixed, cognitive processes that can be collectively referred to as reward …

Agency and reward across development and in autism: A free-choice paradigm

I Valori, L Carnevali, T Farroni - Plos one, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
Our ability to perform voluntary actions and make choices is shaped by the motivation from
control over the resulting effects (agency) and from positive outcomes (reward). The …

Atypical Impact of Action Effect Delay on Motor Performance in Autism

N Karsh, M Hartston, BS Hadad - Journal of Autism and Developmental …, 2024‏ - Springer
Atypical sensory perception and motor impairments are primary features of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) that indicate atypical development and predict social and non-social …

Control over self and others' face: exploitation and exploration

W Wen, J Mei, H Aktas, AYC Chang, Y Suzuishi… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
The face serves as a crucial cue for self-identification, while the sense of agency plays a
significant role in determining our influence through actions in the environment. The current …

An effect that counts: Temporally contiguous action effect enhances motor performance

N Karsh, Z Ahmad, F Erez, BS Hadad - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2024‏ - Springer
An action-effect temporal contiguity holds essential information for motor control. Emerging
accounts suggest that the temporally contiguous action effect is rewarding in and of itself …