Reinforcement biases subsequent perceptual decisions when confidence is low, a widespread behavioral phenomenon

Learning from successes and failures often improves the quality of subsequent decisions. Past outcomes, however, should not influence purely perceptual decisions after task acquisition is complete since these are designed so that only sensory evidence determines the correct choice. Yet, numerous stu...

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Main Authors: Armin Lak, Emily Hueske, Junya Hirokawa, Paul Masset, Torben Ott, Anne E Urai, Tobias H Donner, Matteo Carandini, Susumu Tonegawa, Naoshige Uchida, Adam Kepecs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49834