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OFC encodes option values while LPFC tracks spatial locations during both overt (eye movements) and covert (internal) attention.
Effects of overt and covert attention on decision-making dynamics in prefrontal cortex
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Our brains donโt think in a steady stream. They rhythmically โscanโ different alternatives, using attention cycles to sample and compare choices.
Rhythmic sampling of multiple decision alternatives in the human brain
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I've had situations where no one would review and suddenly 5 people accept at once. I always email the last 2 and explain the situation though, 5 reviews is too much. Editors being crap again. BUT this is a complement to your work that so many want to review it.
New preprint (doi.org/10.64898/202...) shows that where you look next is an economic decision.
Saccades trade off effort-costs (measured via pupil) against monetary rewards.
1) By default, participants have strong saccade direction preferences (e.g., cardinal over diagonal, up over down)
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