Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Thalamocortical excitability modulation guides human perception under uncertainty

  • Julian Q. Kosciessa,
  • Ulman Lindenberger,
  • Douglas D. Garrett

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22511-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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How is neural processing adjusted when people experience uncertainty about the relevance of a stimulus feature? Here, the authors provide evidence suggesting that heightened uncertainty shifts cortical networks from a rhythmic to an asynchronous (“excited”) state and that the thalamus is central for such uncertainty-related shifts.