Global gain modulation generates time-dependent urgency during perceptual choice in humans

Peter R. Murphy; Evert Boonstra; Sander Nieuwenhuis

doi:10.1038/ncomms13526

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Global gain modulation generates time-dependent urgency during perceptual choice in humans

Peter R. Murphy,
Evert Boonstra,
Sander Nieuwenhuis

Affiliations

Peter R. Murphy: Institute of Psychology and Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University
Evert Boonstra: Institute of Psychology and Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University
Sander Nieuwenhuis: Institute of Psychology and Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13526
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Decision-making balances the benefits of additional information with the cost of time, but it is unclear whether humans adjust this balance within individual decisions. Here, authors show that we do make such adjustments to suit contextual demands and suggest that these are driven by modulation of neural gain.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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