… decisions on the basis of sensory information is essential to everyday behaviors. Why, then,
are perceptual decisions … of trial-to-trial perceptual variability. New work casting these effects …

… precision of the sensory data (eg, in the absence of prior knowledge), the posterior and thus
the resulting perceptual decision will be influenced more strongly by the sensory data (Fig. 1…

… To test this possibility, in the present experiment (Experiment 1) we compared the ability of
sensory stimuli and perceptual decisions to predict future errors in an orientation adjustment …

… perceptual decision-making task 1 , in which a context cue determined what kind of sensory
information … generative model to describe the transformation from task variables to neural …

To make adaptive decisions, organisms must appropriately filter sensory inputs, augmenting
relevant signals and suppressing noise. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) partly implements this …

… Our results reconcile previous computational accounts of multisensory perception by
showing that prefrontal cortex guides flexible integrative behavior based on candidate …

… that our perceptual experience is … as sensory information ascends through the cortical
hierarchy. These traditional models account for the influence of prior knowledge on perception by …

… perceptual decisions, providing critical evidence for Bayesian theories of perception. … s (t 1
) ) of current and preceding orientations was converted to a one-dimensional transition kernel. …

… evidence and prediction of the outcome values of future choices. Predictions can shape
perception 18 , and the OFC estimates the expected value of choices to achieve desirable …

While our knowledge of skilled performance has been advanced on many fronts through the
study of tracking performance, and while there is much interest in tracking per se from the …