The neural system of metacognition accompanying decision-making in the prefrontal cortex.

ABSTRACT: Decision-making is usually accompanied by metacognition, through which a decision maker monitors uncertainty regarding a decision and may then consequently revise the decision. These metacognitive processes can occur prior to or in the absence of feedback. However, the neural mechanisms of metacognition remain controversial. One theory proposes an independent neural system for metacognition in the prefrontal cortex (PFC); the other, that metacognitive processes coincide and overlap with the systems used for the decision-making process per se. In this study, we devised a novel "decision-redecision" paradigm to investigate the neural metacognitive processes involved in redecision as compared to the initial decision-making process. The participants underwent a perceptual decision-making task

SUBMITTER: Qiu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933819 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature