A decision is a commitment to a proposition or plan of action based on information and
values associated with the possible outcomes. The process operates in a flexible timeframe …

Once considered the province of philosophy and the behavioral sciences, the process of
making decisions has received increasing scrutiny from neurobiologists. Recent research …

The study of decision making spans such varied fields as neuroscience, psychology,
economics, statistics, political science, and computer science. Despite this diversity of …

The aim of statistical decision theories is to understand how evidence, prior knowledge, and
values lead an organism to commit to one of a number of alternatives. Two main statistical …

The ability and opportunity to make decisions and carry out effective actions in pursuit of
goals is central to intelligent life. Recent research has provided significant new insights into …

Perceptual decision making is the act of choosing one option or course of action from a set
of alternatives on the basis of available sensory evidence. Thus, when we make such …

Tracing the neural circuitry of decision formation is a critical step in the understanding of
higher cognitive function. To make a decision, the primate brain coordinates dynamic …

Perceptual decision making is the process by which animals detect, discriminate, and
categorize information from the senses. Over the past two decades, understanding how …

Investigation into the neural and computational bases of decision-making has proceeded in
two parallel but distinct streams. Perceptual decision-making (PDM) is concerned with how …

We review and synthesize recent neurophysiological studies of decision making in humans
and nonhuman primates. From these studies, the basic outline of the neurobiological …