In this Review, we describe the singular success of attractor neural network models in
describing how the brain maintains persistent activity states for working memory, corrects …

Sensory areas are spontaneously active in the absence of sensory stimuli. This
spontaneous activity has long been studied; however, its functional role remains largely …

When experts are immersed in a task, do their brains prioritize task-related activity? Most
efforts to understand neural activity during well-learned tasks focus on cognitive …

Neural activity throughout the cortex is correlated with perceptual decisions, but inactivation
studies suggest that only a small number of areas are necessary for these behaviors. Here …

Many models of cognition and of neural computations posit the use and estimation of prior
stimulus statistics,,,: it has long been known that working memory and perception are …

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

During decision making, neurons in multiple brain regions exhibit responses that are
correlated with decisions,,,,,. However, it remains uncertain whether or not various forms of …

When combining information across different senses, humans need to flexibly select cues of
a common origin while avoiding distraction from irrelevant inputs. The brain could solve this …

Trial history biases and lapses are two of the most common suboptimalities observed during
perceptual decision-making. These suboptimalities are routinely assumed to arise from …

Trained monkeys performed a two-choice perceptual decision-making task in which they
reported the perceived orientation of a dynamic Glass pattern, before and after unilateral …