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 …

The discovery of neural signals that reflect the dynamics of perceptual decision formation
has had a considerable impact. Not only do such signals enable detailed investigations of …

Decision-making behavior has been studied extensively, but the neurophysiological
mechanisms responsible for this remarkable cognitive ability are just beginning to be …

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

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 perceptual decision-making offers insight into how the brain uses complex,
sometimes ambiguous information to guide actions. Understanding the underlying …

Previous neurophysiological studies of perceptual decision-making have focused on single-
unit activity, providing insufficient information about how individual decisions are …

A fundamental problem in neurobiology is to understand how brain circuits represent
sensory information and how such representations give rise to perception, memory and …

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 …

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 …