Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Implicit and explicit learning of Bayesian priors differently impacts bias during perceptual decision-making Knowledge without awareness, or implicit knowledge, influences a variety of behaviors. It is unknown however, whether implicit knowledge of statistical structure informs visual perceptual decisions or whether explicit knowledge of statistical probabilities is required. Here, we measured visual decision-making performance using a novel task in which humans reported the orientation of two differently colored translational Glass patterns; each color associated with different orientation probabilities. The task design allowed us to assess participants ability to learn and use a general orientation prior as well as a color specific feature prior. Classifying decision-makers based on a questionnaire revealed that both implicit and explicit learners implemented a general orientation bias by adjusting the starting point of evidence accumulation in the drift diffusion model framework. Explicit learners additionally adjusted the drift rate offset. When subjects implemented a stimulus specific bias, they did so by adjusting primarily the drift rate offset. We conclude that humans can learn priors implicitly for perceptual decision-making and depending on awareness implement the priors using different mechanisms.
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The categories of this paper are: genetics
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: biophysics
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: molecular
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: communication
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: toxicology
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The categories of this paper are: systems