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FoxP influences the speed and accuracy of a perceptual decision in Drosophila.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 23 May 2014
DasGupta Shamik, Ferreira Clara Howcroft, Miesenböck Gero
Abstract excerpt
Decisions take time if information gradually accumulates to a response threshold, but the neural mechanisms of integration and thresholding are unknown. We characterized a decision process in Drosophila that bears the behavioral signature of evidence accumulation. As stimulus contrast in trained odor discriminations decreased, reaction times increased and perceptual accuracy declined, in quantitative agreement...
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