The neural basis of decision making

Annual Review of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue , 2007, Pages 535-574

  Gold, Joshua I ^a   Shadlen, Michael N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Motion perception; Psychophysics; Reaction time; Sequential analysis; Signal detection theory; Vibrotactile perception

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VOLITION;

EID: 34347361793     PISSN: 0147006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.29.051605.113038     Document Type: Review

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