Lapses in perceptual decisions reflect exploration

Perceptual decision-makers often display a constant rate of errors independent of evidence strength. These ‘lapses’ are treated as a nuisance arising from noise tangential to the decision, e.g. inattention or motor errors. Here, we use a multisensory decision task in rats to demonstrate that these e...

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Main Authors: Sashank Pisupati, Lital Chartarifsky-Lynn, Anup Khanal, Anne K Churchland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/55490