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Movement control, decision-making, and the building of Roman roads to link them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

Reza Shadmehr Open the ORCID record for Reza Shadmehr [Opens in a new window]  and
Alaa A. Ahmed
Reza Shadmehr
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Alaa A. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80027, USA
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Abstract

In science, as in life, one can only hope to both inform others, and be informed by them. The commentaries associated with our book Vigor have highlighted the many ways in which the theory that we proposed can be improved. For example, there are a myriad of factors that need to be considered in a fully encompassing objective function. The neural mechanisms underlying the links between movement and decision-making have yet to be unraveled. The implications of a two-way interaction between movement and decisions at both the individual and social levels remain to be understood. The commentaries outline future questions, and encouragingly highlight the diversity of science communities that may be linked via the concept of vigor.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e138
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