Metacognitive impairments extend perceptual decision making weaknesses in compulsivity

Abstract Awareness of one’s own abilities is of paramount importance in adaptive decision making. Psychotherapeutic theories assume such metacognitive insight is impaired in compulsivity, though this is supported by scant empirical evidence. In this study, we investigate metacognitive abilities in c...

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Main Authors: Tobias U. Hauser, Micah Allen, NSPN Consortium, Geraint Rees, Raymond J. Dolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06116-z