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Quantized response times are a signature of a neuronal bottleneck in decision

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The histograms of response times of optimal YES/NO decisions that are computed from a single sensory Poisson neuron are highly structured. In particular, response times in NO decisions are quantized to a small set of times, while response times in YES decisions have a multimodal structure. Both the times of NO decisions, as well as the modes of the the histogram of YES decisions, are associated to the number of action potentials that were necessary to reach the decision. Their value is a function of the firing rate of the neuron in response to the states of the stimulus.

Source: Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2014.00042

Author: Pietro Perona

Institution: California Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Neural dynamics and brain function

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801

Funders: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, Office of Naval Research