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ArticleiScience2023

Probabilistic integration of preceding responses explains response bias in perceptual decision making.

Daniel Schlunegger, Fred W Mast

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Daniel SchluneggerDepartment of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Fred W MastDepartment of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expectations of sensory information change not only how well but also what we perceive. Even in an unpredictable environment, the brain is by default constantly engaged in computing probabilities between sensory events. These estimates are used to generate predictions about future sensory events. Here, we investigated the predictability of behavioral responses using three different learning models in three different one-interval two-alternative forced choice experiments with either auditory, vestibular, or visual stimuli. Results indicate that recent decisions, instead of the sequence of generative stimuli, cause serial dependence. By bridging the gap between sequence learning and perceptual decision making, we provide a novel perspective on sequential choice effects. We propose that serial biases reflect the tracking of statistical regularities of the decision variable, offering a broader understanding of this phenomenon.

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Cognitive neuroscienceNeuroscienceSensory neuroscience

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PMID37434696
PMCPMC10331403

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