Eyes on the prize: a neural basis of perceptual choking under pressure
Megan McDonnell, Adithya Narayan Chandrasekaran, Chris S Ki, Adam L. Smoulder, Hiroo Miyata, Byron M. Yu, Aaron P. Batista, Matthew A. Smith, Steven M. Chase
This study investigates how rare rewards affect performance and neural activity in rhesus monkeys during a color change detection task, finding detrimental changes in V4 population activity linked to perceptual choking.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience