The role of motivation, glucose and self-control in the antisaccade task.

Research shows that self-control is resource limited and there is a gradual weakening in consecutive self-control task performance akin to muscle fatigue. A body of evidence suggests that the resource is glucose and consuming glucose reduces this effect. This study examined the effect of glucose on...

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Main Authors: Claire L Kelly, Sandra I Sünram-Lea, Trevor J Crawford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4380463?pdf=render