Representation of confidence associated with a decision by neurons in the parietal cortex

Science

Volumn 324, Issue 5928, 2009, Pages 759-764

  Kiani, Roozbeh ^a   Shadlen, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGY; PRIMATE; PROBABILITY;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; REWARD; RHESUS MONKEY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MACACA; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; JUDGMENT; MACACA MULATTA; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; PARIETAL LOBE; REWARD; SACCADES;

EID: 65649149780     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1169405     Document Type: Article

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