How the Midbrain Helps Us Decide

Neuron. 2018 Jan 3;97(1):5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.025.

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¹ Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University - Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. Electronic address: vince.mcginty@rutgers.edu.

PMID: 29301105
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.025

Abstract

In an elegant synthesis of behavior, modeling, and neurophysiology, Crapse et al. (2018) show that neurons of the superior colliculus influence choice behavior by encoding choice criterion, a quantitative measure of decision bias integral to signal detection theory.

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MeSH terms

Decision Making*
Neurons
Superior Colliculi*