Kaufman, M. T., Churchland, A. K. (2013) Cognitive neuroscience: Sensory noise drives bad decisions. Nature, 496 (7444). pp. 172-173. ISSN 00280836 (ISSN)
Abstract
The decisions that humans and animals make define their existence. Some decisions are carefully considered, such as choosing a mate; other decisions must be quick, such as deciding whether a rustle in the bushes is a companion or a predator. In many situations like the latter one, decisions are based on imperfect sensory evidence accumulated over a second or two, so that the brain can average out background 'noise'. Although we do impressively well in making these quick decisions, we make many mistakes. Writing in Science, Brunton et al.1 combined computational modelling with behavioural studies of rat and human decision-making to uncover where the errors in simple decision-making creep in.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | organism description > animal behavior organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > organs types and functions > brain organism description > animal behavior > perception > cognition organism description > animal behavior > decision making organism description > animal behavior > perception |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Churchland lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2013 14:43 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2014 15:17 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28287 |
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