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Characterising variations in perceptual decision making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2019

Johannes Schultz Open the ORCID record for Johannes Schultz [Opens in a new window]  and
René Hurlemann Open the ORCID record for René Hurlemann [Opens in a new window]
Johannes Schultz
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Department of Psychiatry and Division of Medical Psychology, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53105 Bonn, Germany. johannes.schultz@gmail.comrenehurlemann@icloud.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/johannesschultz/http://renehurlemann.squarespace.com/welcome/
René Hurlemann
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Department of Psychiatry and Division of Medical Psychology, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53105 Bonn, Germany. johannes.schultz@gmail.comrenehurlemann@icloud.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/johannesschultz/http://renehurlemann.squarespace.com/welcome/
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Abstract

Current perspectives propose that observer models accounting for both optimal and suboptimal behaviour may yield real progress in understanding perception. We propose that such models could, in addition, be very useful for precisely characterising the variation in perception across healthy participants and those affected by psychiatric disorders, as well as the effects of neuromodulators such as oxytocin.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e241
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