In theoretical accounts of perceptual decision-making, a decision variable integrates noisy
sensory evidence and determines action through a boundary-crossing criterion. Signals …

Decision-making involves the selection of one out of many possible courses of action. A
decision may bear on other decisions, as when humans seek a second medical opinion …

A new fMRI study by Heekeren and colleagues suggests that left dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex (DLPFC) contains a region that integrates sensory evidence supporting perceptual …

Decision-making often involves choices between different stimuli, each of which is
associated with a different physical action. A growing consensus suggests that the brain …

When does the brain know that a decision is difficult to make? How does decision difficulty
affect the allocation of neural resources and timing of constituent cortical processing? Here …

Categorization is our ability to flexibly assign sensory stimuli into discrete, behaviorally
relevant groupings. Categorical decisions can be used to study decision making more …

Despite the importance of visual categorization for interpreting sensory experiences, little is
known about the neural representations that mediate categorical decisions in the human …

Rodent decision-making research aims to uncover the neural circuitry underlying the ability
to evaluate alternatives and select appropriate actions. Designing behavioral paradigms that …

Even for simple perceptual decisions, the mechanisms that the brain employs are still under
debate. Although current consensus states that the brain accumulates evidence extracted …

▪ Abstract Over the past two decades significant progress has been made toward
understanding the neural basis of primate decision making, the biological process that …