Memory-Guided Reaching: Is It Effortful?

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Hui-Ting Goh School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, TX, USA

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Jill Campbell Stewart Physical Therapy Program, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

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Kevin Becker School of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA
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Cheng-Ju Hung School of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/mc.2021-0136
Keywords:
perceived effort; fatigue; movement planning
First Published Online:
27 Sep 2022
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Volume 27: Issue 2
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194–216
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We previously showed that perceived effort during visually guided reaching was altered as task demand varied. Further, self-reported subjective fatigue correlated with perceived effort and reach performance under visually guided conditions. Memory-guided reaching often leads to performance deterioration and can provide insights about the planning and control of reach actions. It is unclear how perceived effort changes during memory-guided reaching and whether self-reported subjective fatigue is associated with perceived effort of memory-guided reaching. Twenty-three young adults performed reach actions under visually- and memory-guided conditions. Perceived effort, reaction time, and endpoint error increased significantly from the visually- to the memory-guided condition. Self-reported subjective fatigue was associated with perceived effort and reach distance error during memory-guided reaching; those with higher levels of fatigue reported greater perceived effort and tended to reach farther when visual information was not available. These findings establish a foundation to examine relationships between subjective fatigue, perceived effort, and reach control.

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