Confidence judgments are typically less informative about one's accuracy than they could
be; a phenomenon we call metacognitive inefficiency. We review the existence of different …

Performance monitoring is a key cognitive function, allowing to detect mistakes and adapt
future behavior. Post-decisional neural signals have been identified that are sensitive to …

A prominent source of polarised and entrenched beliefs is confirmation bias, where
evidence against one's position is selectively disregarded. This effect is most starkly evident …

Decisions vary in difficulty. Humans know this and typically report more confidence in easy
than in difficult decisions. However, confidence reports do not perfectly track decision …

In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme
exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory …

Renewable methanol production is an emerging technology that bridges the gap in the shift
from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Two thirds of the global emission of CO2 stems from …

Humans have the metacognitive ability to judge the accuracy of their own decisions via
confidence ratings. A substantial body of research has demonstrated that human …

To study (un) conscious perception and test hypotheses about consciousness, researchers
need procedures for determining whether subjects consciously perceive stimuli or not. This …

The two leading cognitive accounts of consciousness currently available concern global
workspace (a form of working memory) and metacognition. There is relatively little …

Humans can meaningfully report their confidence in a perceptual or cognitive decision. It is
widely believed that these reports reflect the Bayesian probability that the decision is correct …