Various theories for the neural basis of consciousness have been proposed, suggesting a
diversity of neural signs and mechanisms. We ask to what extent this diversity is real, or …

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

The stop-signal task has been used to study normal cognitive control and clinical
dysfunction. Its utility is derived from a race model that accounts for performance and …

Our brain integrates the information provided by the different sensory modalities into a
coherent percept, and recent studies suggest that this process is not restricted to higher …

The human ability to flexibly adapt to novel circumstances is extraordinary. Perhaps the most
illustrative, yet underappreciated, form of this cognitive flexibility is rapid instructed task …

Neurons in the middle temporal visual area (MT) have been implicated in the perception of
visual motion, whereas prefrontal cortex (PFC) neurons have been linked to temporary …

Humans are metacognitive: they monitor and control their cognition. Our hypothesis was that
neuronal correlates of metacognition reside in the same brain areas responsible for …

There are several eye fields in the primate frontal cortex. The number and location of these
oculomotor control zones remain controversial, especially in the human brain. In the …

The role of the primate prefrontal cortex (PFC) in conscious perception is debated. The
global neuronal workspace theory of consciousness predicts that PFC neurons should …

Bright objects capture our attention by virtue of'popping out'from their surroundings. This
correlates with strong responses in cortical areas thought to be important in attentional …