Apathy is a debilitating syndrome associated with many neurological disorders, including
several common neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's …

Motivation deficits, such as apathy, are pervasive in both neurological and psychiatric
diseases. Even when they are not the core symptom, they reduce quality of life, compromise …

In everyday life, we have to decide whether it is worth exerting effort to obtain rewards. Effort
can be experienced in different domains, with some tasks requiring significant cognitive …

Fatigue–a feeling of exhaustion arising from exertion–is a significant barrier to successful
behaviour and one of the most prominent symptoms in primary care. During extended …

From a gym workout, to deciding whether to persevere at work, many activities require us to
persist in deciding that rewards are 'worth the effort'even as we become fatigued. However …

Prosocial acts—those that are costly to ourselves but benefit others—are a central
component of human coexistence–. While the financial and moral costs of prosocial …

Negative symptoms in schizophrenia have been grouped into the 2 factors of apathy and
diminished expression, which might be caused by separable pathophysiological …

Optimal decision making mandates organisms learn the relevant features of choice options.
Likewise, knowing how much effort we should expend can assume paramount importance …

Lack of physical engagement, productivity, and initiative—so-called “behavioral apathy”—is
a common problem with significant impact, both personal and economic. Here, we …

Cognitive control is necessary for goal-directed behavior, yet people treat cognitive control
demand as a cost, which discounts the value of rewards in a similar manner as other costs …