Sleep deprivation adversely affects the ability to perform cognitive tasks, but theories range
from predicting an overall decline in cognitive functioning because of reduced stability in …

Evidence accumulation models have enabled strong advances in our understanding of
decision-making, yet their application to examining learning has not been common. Using …

According to logical theories of meaning, a meaning of an expression can be formalized and
encoded in truth conditions. Vagueness of the language and individual differences between …

Accumulator models explain decision-making as an accumulation of evidence to a response
threshold. Specific model parameters are associated with specific model mechanisms, such …

As people learn a new skill, performance changes along two fundamental dimensions:
Responses become progressively faster and more accurate. In cognitive psychology, these …

Converging findings from behavioral, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging studies
suggest an integration-to-boundary mechanism governing decision formation and choice …

Learning and experience are known to improve our ability to make perceptual decisions.
Yet, our understanding of the brain mechanisms that support improved perceptual decisions …

Perceptual learning refers to improved perceptual performance after intensive training and
was initially suggested to reflect long-term plasticity in early visual cortex. Recent behavioral …

Contextual cuing refers to a response time (RT) benefit that occurs when observers search
through displays that have been repeated over the course of an experiment. Although it is …

Visual skill learning is the process of improving responses to surrounding visual stimuli. 1
For individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), efficient skill learning may be …