Effects of prior knowledge on decisions made under perceptual vs. categorical uncertainty

Humans use prior knowledge to bias decisions made under uncertainty. In this fMRI study we predicted that different brain dynamics play a role when prior knowledge is added to decisions made under perceptual vs. categorical uncertainty. Subjects decided whether shapes belonged to Category S – smooth...

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Main Authors: Kathleen eHansen, Sarah eHillenbrand, Leslie eUngerleider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00163/full