From sensory evidence to a motor command.
New insight into how the brain makes a decision has come from a study of the effects of the decision-making process on an eye movement evoked by electrical stimulation of the frontal cortex. The accumulation of sensory evidence was found to cause a gradual commitment toward a choice.
Schall
J D
JD
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. jeffrey.d. schall@vanderbilt.edu
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*