Phasic alertness generates urgency and amplifies competition between evidence accumulators
Jeshua Tromp, Franz Wurm, Federica Lucchi, Roy de Kleijn, Sander Nieuwenhuis
The paper explains how phasic alertness creates an urgency signal that speeds responses but impairs decision-making by increasing competition between evidence accumulators.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience