Money modulates attribution of agency

In our daily lives, we encounter various sensorimotor events, in which sensory perception

and actions are intertwined. The sense of agency for a given action refers to the sense of

authorship regarding that action. Computational models of motor control suggest that

prediction of sensory information by internal models is matched against subsequent

sensory information. If predicted and sensed information match, then the sensory events

are self-generated, and the subject experiences a sense of agency for those events. If there is

mismatch, then subjects attribute the outcome to an external cause/agent. Central feedback

mechanisms play significant roles in the motor control and self-attribution of agency.

Previously, we found that external feedback about the action can alter the attribution of

agency before assimilating the actual sensory consequences, by updating motor predictions

in real-time.