Individual differences in motivation and impulsivity link resting frontal alpha asymmetry and motor beta activation

Wendel, Christopher J.; Wilhelm, Ricardo A.; Gable, Philip A.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108088

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“…Our study for the first time investigated the relationship between resting band power and the ability of inhibitory control rather than impulsivity. In line with previous studies (Threadgill and Gable, 2018;Wendel et al, 2021), our results revealed positive correlations between resting beta power and response inhibition and extended the relationship to another aspect of impulsivity.…”

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“…Prolonged SSRT has been observed in many psychiatric conditions with impaired urge control (i.e., impulsivity), such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (Lijffijt et al, 2005) and schizophrenia (Badcock et al, 2002), suggesting a theoretical link between motor-inhibitory control deficits and impulsivity (Bari and Robbins, 2013;Skippen et al, 2019). Some studies investigated the relationship between resting beta power and trait impulsivity (assessed by questionnaires) and reported that individuals with higher level of trait impulsivity tend to have greater resting beta power (Threadgill and Gable, 2018;Wendel et al, 2021). Our study for the first time investigated the relationship between resting band power and the ability of inhibitory control rather than impulsivity.…”

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“…Excessive betaband activity has been associated with worse motor performance (Gilbertson et al, 2005;Androulidakis et al, 2006Androulidakis et al, , 2007. Although some studies have reported positive correlations between beta band activity and impulsivity (Threadgill and Gable, 2018;Wendel et al, 2021), whether beta-band activity is related to the ability of motor inhibitory control remains unclear. Based on the theoretical link between motor inhibitory control and impulsivity, we speculate that beta band activity is less in individuals with worse ability of motor inhibitory control.…”

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Individual differences in beta-band oscillations predict motor-inhibitory control

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Cai³

et al. 2023

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ObjectiveThe ability of motor-inhibitory control is critical in daily life. The physiological mechanisms underlying motor inhibitory control deficits remain to be elucidated. Beta band oscillations have been suggested to be related to motor performance, but whether they relate to motor-inhibitory control remains unclear. This study is aimed at systematically investigating the relationship between beta band oscillations and motor-inhibitory control to determine whether beta band oscillations were related to the ability of motor-inhibitory control.MethodsWe studied 30 healthy young adults (age: 21.6 ± 1.5 years). Stop-signal reaction time (SSRT) was derived from stop signal task, indicating the ability of motor-inhibitory control. Resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded for 12 min. Beta band power and functional connectivity (including global efficiency) were calculated. Correlations between beta band oscillations and SSRT were performed.ResultsBeta band EEG power in left and right motor cortex (MC), right somatosensory cortex (SC), and right inferior frontal cortex (IFC) was positively correlated with SSRT (P’s = 0.031, 0.021, 0.045, and 0.015, respectively). Beta band coherence between bilateral MC, SC, and IFC was also positively correlated with SSRT (P’s < 0.05). Beta band global efficiency was positively correlated with SSRT (P = 0.01).ConclusionThis is the first study to investigate the relationship between resting-state cortical beta oscillations and response inhibition. Our findings revealed that individuals with better ability of motor inhibitory control tend to have less cortical beta band power and functional connectivity. This study has clinical significance on the underlying mechanisms of motor inhibitory control deficits.

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Individual differences in beta-band oscillations predict motor-inhibitory control

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“…High‐intensity motivators (e.g., rewards) activate cortical motor regions as preparation for future movement relative to no rewards (Babiloni et al, 2015; Cunnington et al, 2002; Sanes & Donoghue, 1993). Electroencephalography (EEG) research examining beta‐band activity shows that suppression of beta activation is related to trait motivation (Threadgill & Gable, 2018a), associated with additional EEG correlates of motivation and trait motivation (Wendel et al, 2021), and occurs when motivational intensity is high for a potential reward (Doyle et al, 2005; Gable, Threadgill, Adams, 2016). Importantly, research even suggests that the magnitude of beta activity is associated with the magnitude of rewards (Meyniel & Pessiglione, 2014), where greater rewards lead to decreased beta activity.…”

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Motivated for movement: Beta activation over the motor cortex resulting from intrinsic and extrinsic motivators

2022

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Past work on motivation has primarily studied dichotomous distinctions of motivation (e.g., extrinsic or intrinsic). However, focusing on the overall motivational intensity may be better at accentuating the unique differences within and between varying motivators as it pertains to the impetus to act. Specifically, motivational intensity influences neural patterns of beta band frequency (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) as measured by electroencephalography (EEG) that enable motor-action preparation, a neural correlate of motivated movement. The primary aim of across three experiments was to investigate neural motor-action preparation to modified flanker tasks within achievement (Experiment 1), autonomous (Experiment 2), and extrinsic vs. intrinsic (Experiment 3) motivational contexts. Experiment 1 revealed greater motor-action preparation for challenging trial cues and did not differ in behavioral attentional and performance measures across both trial types.Experiment 2 revealed no significant difference in motor-action preparation, did not differ in behavioral attentional narrowing and had worse behavioral performance in high autonomy relative to low autonomy trials. Experiment 3 revealed greater motor-action preparation for challenging trial cues, did not differ in behavioral attentional narrowing and had a faster performance for reward trials relative to high autonomy trials. These findings suggest motivators of the same category (i.e., intrinsic) may differ in motivational strength, as suggested by a neurophysiological measure of immediate motivated movement planning.

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“…Decreased beta activity at rest was related for individuals who also reported greater behavioral activation system (BAS) [ 32 ] sensitivity [ 4 ]. Similarly, decreased beta activation was also related to another neural correlate of motivation (greater left frontal alpha activation) in individuals with high BAS traits, further emphasizing the link to motivation [ 33 ]. Altogether, these findings suggest the connection between beta activation over motor cortical regions is strongly linked to motor movements, but especially when these relate to motivation [ 2 , 3 , 21 , 29 ].…”

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Motor Preparation and Execution for Performance Difficulty: Centroparietal Beta Activation during the Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task as a Function of Motivation

2021

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Debate exists as to the effects of anxiety in performance-based studies. However, no studies have examined the influence of motivation both in preparation of a motor movement and during movement performance. The present study measured beta activation in preparation for and during execution of the effort expenditure for rewards task (EEfRT), a button-pressing task consisting of easy and hard trials. Results indicated that motor preparation (i.e., reduced beta activation) was greater in preparation for hard trials than for easy trials. Additionally, motor preparation decreased (i.e., beta activation increased) over the course of hard trial execution. These results suggest that motor preparation is enhanced prior to more challenging tasks but that motor preparation declines as participants become closer to completing their goal in each challenging trial. These results provide insight into how beta activation facilitates effort expenditure for motor tasks varying in difficulty and motivation. The impact of these results on models of anxiety and performance is discussed.

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Individual differences in motivation and impulsivity link resting frontal alpha asymmetry and motor beta activation

Cited by 11 publications

References 96 publications

Individual differences in beta-band oscillations predict motor-inhibitory control

Individual differences in beta-band oscillations predict motor-inhibitory control

Motivated for movement: Beta activation over the motor cortex resulting from intrinsic and extrinsic motivators

Motor Preparation and Execution for Performance Difficulty: Centroparietal Beta Activation during the Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task as a Function of Motivation

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