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Short-Term Memory Capacity Predicts Willingness to Expend Cognitive Effort for Reward

Brandon J. Forys, Catharine A. Winstanley, Alan Kingstone and Rebecca M. Todd
eNeuro 12 June 2024, 11 (7) ENEURO.0068-24.2024; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0068-24.2024
Brandon J. Forys
1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Catharine A. Winstanley
1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
2Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Rebecca M. Todd
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https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0068-24.2024
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38866500
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  • Received February 13, 2024
  • Revision received May 26, 2024
  • Accepted May 31, 2024
  • Published online June 12, 2024.
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  1. Brandon J. Forys1,
  2. Catharine A. Winstanley1,2,
  3. Alan Kingstone1 and
  4. Rebecca M. Todd1,2
  1. 1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
  2. 2Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Brandon J. Forys at brandon.forys{at}psych.ubc.ca.
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  1. Author Contributions: B.J.F. and R.M.T. designed research; B.J.F. performed research; B.J.F. analyzed data; B.J.F., C.A.W., A.K., and R.M.T. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • We acknowledge Alex Terpstra for creating the delayed monetary incentive task, Rita Jin for assisting in data analyses, and Claire Hales for her input on the drift diffusion model results. This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Grant (#F19-05182) to R.M.T. and the University of British Columbia Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant (#F19-05932), as well as an NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship—Doctoral (CGS D) award to B.J.F. and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award to R.M.T.

Funding

  • Canadian Government | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

    F19-05182
  • UBC Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant

    F19-05932
  • Canadian Government | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada CGS-D

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  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award

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