Pupil-linked phasic arousal predicts a reduction of choice bias across species and decision domains
de Gee J, Tsetsos K, Schwabe L, Urai A, McCormick D, McGinley M, Donner T. Pupil-linked phasic arousal predicts a reduction of choice bias across species and decision domains. ELife 2020, 9: e54014. PMID: 32543372, PMCID: PMC7297536, DOI: 10.7554/elife.54014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhasic arousalArousal systemMemory-based decisionsSound detection taskDecision-relevant evidenceBrain arousal systemsChoice biasesChoice biasLiberal biasesDecision domainArousalBehavioral effectsBias suppressionBiasesAmbiguous evidenceRapid dilationSuch decisionsMemoryPupilsTaskDecisionsHumansEvidenceGeneral principlesBias