Confidence and Corrections: How We Make and Un-Make Up Our Minds
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Single neurons in several brain areas intervening between sensation and action signal the accumulation of sensory evidence favoring a particular behavioral response. Two new studies show that these same neurons encode decision confidence and that decision makers continue to process relevant sensory information even after a choice has been made.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 63 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009