How do expectations shape our actions? This podcast provides an accessible introduction to the ExSA (Expectations Shape Action) framework, which explains how expectations guide action from decision-making and movement preparation to learning and adaptation. The discussion is based on my recent review article:
Straube, B. (2026). How do expectations shape actions? Integrating motor control, decision-making, and clinical neuroscience. Trends Open.
Whether you’re interested in neuroscience, psychology, motor control, or computational psychiatry, this episode offers an overview of how expectations organize human action and why disturbances of these processes may contribute to neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Read the article: https://www.cell.com/trends-open/fulltext/S3117-3470(26)00053-2#f0005