Decreasing arousal modulates perceptual decision-making

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Jagannathan, Sridhar R, Bareham, Corinne A, Bekinschtein, Tristan A
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 23.01.2021
• Subjects: Arousal; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Computational neuroscience; Decision making; Drift; Psychophysics

ABSTRACT The ability to make decisions based on external information, prior knowledge, evidence and context, is a crucial aspect of cognition and may determine the success and survival of an organism. Despite extensive work on decision making mechanisms and models, understanding the effects of arous...