Iterative Bayesian estimation as an explanation for range and regression effects: A study on human path integration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 47, 2011, Pages 17220-17229

  Petzschner, Frederike H ^a,b   Glasauer, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL TASK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATH INTEGRATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855184643     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2028-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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