Intracranial electroencephalography reveals effector-independent evidence accumulation dynamics in multiple human brain regions.


Journal

Nature human behaviour
ISSN: 2397-3374
Titre abrégé: Nat Hum Behav
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101697750

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 21 04 2023
accepted: 10 01 2024
medline: 17 2 2024
pubmed: 17 2 2024
entrez: 17 2 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Neural representations of perceptual decision formation that are abstracted from specific motor requirements have previously been identified in humans using non-invasive electrophysiology; however, it is currently unclear where these originate in the brain. Here we capitalized on the high spatiotemporal precision of intracranial EEG to localize such abstract decision signals. Participants undergoing invasive electrophysiological monitoring for epilepsy were asked to judge the direction of random-dot stimuli and respond either with a speeded button press (N = 24), or vocally, after a randomized delay (N = 12). We found a widely distributed motor-independent network of regions where high-frequency activity exhibited key characteristics consistent with evidence accumulation, including a gradual buildup that was modulated by the strength of the sensory evidence, and an amplitude that predicted participants' choice accuracy and response time. Our findings offer a new view on the brain networks governing human decision-making.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38366105
doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01824-9
pii: 10.1038/s41562-024-01824-9
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Journal Article

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eng

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Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ID : R01MH122513
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ID : R01MH122513
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ID : R01MH122513

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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.

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Auteurs

Sabina Gherman (S)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA. agherman@northwell.edu.

Noah Markowitz (N)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.

Gelana Tostaeva (G)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.

Elizabeth Espinal (E)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Ashesh D Mehta (AD)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.

Redmond G O'Connell (RG)

Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Simon P Kelly (SP)

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Stephan Bickel (S)

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA. sbickel@northwell.edu.
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA. sbickel@northwell.edu.
Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, USA. sbickel@northwell.edu.

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