Putting perception into action with inverse optimal control for continuous psychophysics

• Published in: eLife Vol. 11
• Main Authors: Straub, Dominik, Rothkopf, Constantin A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 29.09.2022; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Behavior; Cognitive ability; continuous psychophysics; Costs; Decision theory; Humans; inverse reinforcement learning; Nervous system; Neuroscience; Neurosciences; optimal control; Perception; perception and action; Physiology; Psychophysics; Psychophysics - methods; rational analysis; Task analysis; Tools and Resources; perception and action; neuroscience; optimal control; inverse reinforcement learning; rational analysis; continuous psychophysics; human

Psychophysical methods are a cornerstone of psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience where they have been used to quantify behavior and its neural correlates for a vast range of mental phenomena. Their power derives from the combination of controlled experiments and rigorous analysis through...