The idea for this book came from the time the authors spent at the Statistics and Applied
Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina …

Historically, the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system has been implicated in
arousal, but recent findings suggest that this system plays a more complex and specific role …

A gradual buildup of neuronal activity known as the “readiness potential” reliably precedes
voluntary self-initiated movements, in the average time locked to movement onset. This …

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

The diffusion decision model allows detailed explanations of behavior in two-choice
discrimination tasks. In this article, the model is reviewed to show how it translates …

This article reviews the past 25years of research on eye movements (1986–2011).
Emphasis is on three oculomotor behaviors: gaze control, smooth pursuit and saccades, and …

In this article, the authors consider optimal decision making in two-alternative forced-choice
(TAFC) tasks. They begin by analyzing 6 models of TAFC decision making and show that all …

Reinforcement learning is an adaptive process in which an animal utilizes its previous
experience to improve the outcomes of future choices. Computational theories of …

A number of studies have shown that pupil size increases transiently during effortful
decisions. These decision-related changes in pupil size are mediated by central …

Psychologists and neuroscientists have had a long-standing interest in the P3, a prominent
component of the event-related brain potential. This review aims to integrate knowledge …