Learning to optimize perceptual decisions through suppressive interactions in the human brain

Learning improves perceptual decisions by enhancing the brain's ability to filter noise and irrelevant information. Here, the authors show that GABAergic inhibition in decision-making circuits supports our ability to optimize perceptual judgments through learning and experience.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Polytimi Frangou, Uzay E. Emir, Vasilis M. Karlaftis, Caroline Nettekoven, Emily L. Hinson, Stephanie Larcombe, Holly Bridge, Charlotte J. Stagg, Zoe Kourtzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08313-y