{"product_id":"vigor-reza-shadmehr-9780262554084","title":"Vigor: Neuroeconomics of Movement Control","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the link between the vigor with which we move and the value that the brain assigns to the goal of the movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do we reflexively run toward people we love, but only walk toward others? In Vigor, Reza Shadmehr and Alaa Ahmed examine the link between how the brain assigns value to things and how it controls our movements. They find that brain regions thought to be principally involved in decision making also affect movement vigor--and that brain regions thought to be principally responsible for movement also bias patterns of decision making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShadmehr and Ahmed first consider the relationship of value and vigor from a behavioral and mathematical perspective, considering a series of fascinating observations--including, for example, data showing that people in certain cities tend to walk faster than those living elsewhere--through the lens of optimal foraging theory. They then go on to explore the neural basis of vigor and valuation, synthesizing results from experiments that have measured activity in various brain structures and neuromodulators, including dopamine and serotonin. They speculate that in the future, technologies may be able to predict our personal preferences by measuring our movements; through the vigor with which we move, we unwittingly reveal one of our well-guarded secrets: how much we value the object of our attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reza Shadmehr, Alaa A. Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262554089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262554084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Reza Shadmehr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001098223871,"sku":"9780262554084","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae5380b8-29b1-461f-9af3-68f7cf6ba80c.jpg?v=1751600059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vigor-reza-shadmehr-9780262554084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}