Rewards transiently and automatically enhance sustained attention.

= 135), we observed that even passively received rewards elicit transient boosts in sustained attention. Together, these findings suggest that rewards transiently buffer against attentional lapses to improve vigilance, likely through generic increases in arousal or motivation. These results point to a fundamental relationship between reward and sustained attention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).