Taraz Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Michigan

Motivation-Cognition Interactions and their Effect on Skilled Action
Most day-to-day activities clearly benefit from goal-directed cognitive control and enhanced motivation. However, many people have the intuition that exerting too much control over our actions can be harmful, especially when under pressure to perform. How does enhanced motivation affect cognitive control processes? How do these processes in turn affect skilled motor performance? What are the mechanisms by which enhanced motivation both supports and potentially hampers the activity of neural systems needed for successful performance? These questions are explored in a variety of studies using functional neuroimaging, non-invasive brain stimulation, behavioral studies, and computational modeling.

Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95398452378

This lecture made possible in part by a generous endowment from Professor Roger B. Loucks. 
Faculty host: Chantel Prat, csprat@uw.edu.

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