Effects of Cortical Microstimulation on Confidence in a Perceptual Decision

Neuron

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 797-804

  Fetsch, Christopher R ^a   Kiani, Roozbeh ^b   Newsome, William T ^c   Shadlen, Michael N ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DECISION MAKING; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MACACA; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; ANIMAL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84907363651     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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