The gradient of the reinforcement landscape influences sensorimotor learning

• Joshua G. A. Cashaback ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: cashabackjga@gmail.com (JGAC); paul@gribblelab.org (PLG)

  Affiliations Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-6648

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• Christopher K. Lao,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Dimitrios J. Palidis,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Susan K. Coltman,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3113-0911

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• Heather R. McGregor,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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• Paul L. Gribble

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: cashabackjga@gmail.com (JGAC); paul@gribblelab.org (PLG)

  Affiliations Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-032X

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