ArticleeLife2018
Recalibrating timing behavior via expected covariance between temporal cues.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mice extrapolate temporal information based on previously learned spatiotemporal mappings: An asymmetrical case.Learning & behavior · 2026Article
- Communication between the medial frontal cortex and mediodorsal thalamus is required for timing performance in rats.Neurobiology of learning and memory · 2026Article
- Surfacing of Latent Time Memories Supports the Representational Basis of Timing Behavior in Mice.Animal cognition · 2024Article
- Temporal encoding: Relative and absolute representations of time guide behavior.Journal of experimental psychology. Animal learning and cognition · 2023Article
- Temporal scaling and computing time in neural circuits: Should we stop watching the clock and look for its gears?Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Numerical averaging in mice.Animal cognition · 2021Article
- Cerebellar D1DR-expressing neurons modulate the frontal cortex during timing tasks.Neurobiology of learning and memory · 2020Article
- Uncovering the 'state': Tracing the hidden state representations that structure learning and decision-making.Behavioural processes · 2019Review
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Abstract
Individuals must predict future events to proactively guide their behavior. Predicting when events will occur is a critical component of these expectations. Temporal expectations are often generated based on individual cue-duration relationships. However, the durations associated with different environmental cues will often co-vary due to a common cause. We show that timing behavior may be calibrated based on this expected covariance, which we refer to as the 'common cause hypothesis'. In five experiments using rats, we found that when the duration associated with one temporal cue changes, timed-responding to other cues shift in the same direction. Furthermore, training subjects that expecting covariance is not appropriate in a given situation blocks this effect. Finally, we confirmed that this transfer is context-dependent. These results reveal a novel principle that modulates timing behavior, which we predict will apply across a variety of magnitude-expectations.
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