Communications Biology (Dec 2020)

Movement errors during skilled motor performance engage distinct prediction error mechanisms

  • Ella Gabitov,
  • Ovidiu Lungu,
  • Geneviève Albouy,
  • Julien Doyon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01465-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Ella Gabitov et al. use functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify changes in neural activity when participants commit an error in a motor sequence task. Their results suggest that two distinct neural circuits are involved in the processing of action errors: (1) the salience network that signals surprise and novelty, and (2) the reward pathway that plays a central role in motivation and incentive drive.