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      Motor dexterity and strength depend upon integrity of the attention-control system 

      Rinne, Paul; Hassan, Mursyida; Fernandes, Cristina; Han, Erika; Hennessy, Emma; Waldman, Adam; Sharma, Pankaj; Soto, David ORCID; Leech, Robert; Malhotra, Paresh A.; Bentley, Paul (PNAS, 2018)
      Attention control (or executive control) is a higher cognitive function involved in response selection and inhibition, through close interactions with the motor system. Here, we tested whether influences of attention control ...
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      Reward sensitivity predicts dopaminergic response in spatial neglect 

      Li, Korina; Bentley, Paul; Nair, Ajoy; Halse, Omid; Barker, Gareth; Russell, Charlotte; Soto, David ORCID; Malhotra, Paresh A. (Cortex, 2020)
      It has recently been revealed that spatial neglect can be modulated by motivational factors including anticipated monetary reward. A number of dopaminergic agents have been evaluated as treatments for neglect, but the ...
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      The effects of motivational reward on the pathological attentional blink following right hemisphere stroke 

      Li, Korina; Russell, Charlotte; Balaji, Nikita; Saleh, Youssuf; Soto, David ORCID; Malhotra, Paresh A. (Neuropsychologia, 2016)
      Recent work has shown that attentional deficits following stroke can be modulated by motivational stimulation, particularly anticipated monetary reward. Here we examined the effects of anticipated reward on the pathological ...