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Probabilistic Computation in Human Perception under Variability in Encoding Precision

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Keshvari, Shaiyan Oliver; Berg, Ronald van den; Ma, Wei Ji
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Abstract
A key function of the brain is to interpret noisy sensory information. To do so optimally, observers must, in many tasks, take into account knowledge of the precision with which stimuli are encoded. In an orientation change detection task, we find that encoding precision does not only depend on an experimentally controlled reliability parameter (shape), but also exhibits additional variability. In spite of variability in precision, human subjects seem to take into account precision near-optimally on a trial-to-trial and item-to-item basis. Our results offer a new conceptualization of the encoding of sensory information and highlight the brain’s remarkable ability to incorporate knowledge of uncertainty during complex perceptual decision-making.
Date issued
2012-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72430
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Journal
PLoS ONE
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Public Library of Science
Citation
Keshvari, Shaiyan, Ronald van den Berg, and Wei Ji Ma. “Probabilistic Computation in Human Perception Under Variability in Encoding Precision.” Ed. Marc O. Ernst. PLoS ONE 7.6 (2012): e40216.
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1932-6203

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