A flexible framework for simulating and fitting generalized drift-diffusion models
Shinn M, Lam NH, Murray JD. A flexible framework for simulating and fitting generalized drift-diffusion models. ELife 2020, 9: e56938. PMID: 32749218, PMCID: PMC7462609, DOI: 10.7554/elife.56938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsData AnalysisDecision MakingHumansModels, NeurologicalModels, PsychologicalSoftwareConceptsDrift-diffusion modelArbitrary user-defined functionsImportant decision-making modelFokker-Planck equationEfficient numerical methodDecision-making mechanismUser-defined functionsDrift diffusion model frameworkFlexible frameworkSoftware packageGDDMHuman datasetsNumerical methodDecision-making modelResponse time distributionsDecision-making taskLatest methodologiesModel formGood accuracyFrameworkMaximum likelihoodModel innovationTime distributionDDM parametersModel frameworkConfluence of Timing and Reward Biases in Perceptual Decision-Making Dynamics
Shinn M, Ehrlich D, Lee D, Murray JD, Seo H. Confluence of Timing and Reward Biases in Perceptual Decision-Making Dynamics. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 7326-7342. PMID: 32839233, PMCID: PMC7534922, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0544-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiasBrainDecision MakingMacaca mulattaMaleModels, NeurologicalPerceptionRewardTime FactorsConceptsDecision-making taskReward biasesDecision-making strategiesPerceptual decision-making taskNovel decision-making taskGeneralized drift-diffusion modelsResponse time patternsTiming mechanismTemporal structureCognitive mechanismsSensory evidenceDecision-making dynamicsUrgency signalAsymmetric rewardsNeural mechanismsStimulus timingDrift-diffusion modelTemporal contextLeaky integrationRewardReward structureTemporal uncertaintyEvidence reliabilityEveryday lifeSuch regularitiesA circuit mechanism for decision-making biases and NMDA receptor hypofunction
Cavanagh SE, Lam NH, Murray JD, Hunt LT, Kennerley SW. A circuit mechanism for decision-making biases and NMDA receptor hypofunction. ELife 2020, 9: e53664. PMID: 32988455, PMCID: PMC7524553, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA-R hypofunctionCortical excitation/inhibition balanceExcitation/inhibition balanceNMDA receptor hypofunctionNMDA receptor antagonismNMDA-R antagonist ketamineCircuit-level mechanismsPotential neural mechanismsNeuropsychiatric symptomsReceptor hypofunctionReceptor antagonismInhibition balanceExcitatory neuronsInhibitory neuronsPharmacological modelPharmacological manipulationNeuropsychiatric disordersCircuit mechanismsHypofunctionVariable evidenceNeural mechanismsKetamineNeuronsBehavioral psychophysicsPossible effectsEffects of Altered Excitation-Inhibition Balance on Decision Making in a Cortical Circuit Model
Lam NH, Borduqui T, Hallak J, Roque A, Anticevic A, Krystal JH, Wang XJ, Murray JD. Effects of Altered Excitation-Inhibition Balance on Decision Making in a Cortical Circuit Model. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 42: 1035-1053. PMID: 34887320, PMCID: PMC8824494, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1371-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexComputer SimulationDecision MakingHumansModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysConceptsCortical circuitsCognitive deficitsCortical circuit modelAltered excitation-inhibition balanceExcitatory pyramidal neuronsNMDA receptor hypofunctionCerebral cortical circuitsExcitation-inhibition balancePyramidal neuronsReceptor hypofunctionDistinct time coursesSynaptic excitationInhibitory interneuronsMultiple neuropsychiatric disordersBehavioral deficitsSynaptic balanceSynaptic levelLatest evidenceNeuropsychiatric disordersCognitive functionCircuit mechanismsBehavioral effectsPsychometric performanceBehavioral levelTask paradigmTransient neuronal suppression for exploitation of new sensory evidence
Shinn M, Lee D, Murray JD, Seo H. Transient neuronal suppression for exploitation of new sensory evidence. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 23. PMID: 35013222, PMCID: PMC8748884, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27697-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDecision MakingFrontal LobeMacaca mulattaMaleNeuronsPhotic StimulationSaccadesConceptsSensory evidenceNeural activityNew sensory evidenceGeneralized drift-diffusion modelsBehavioral responsesFrontal eye fieldConsistency of behaviorMultiple brain areasPerceptual decisionsEvidence accumulationStimulus onsetAnimal's behavioral responseMotor preparationDrift-diffusion modelEye fieldMomentary arrestTemporal integrationBehavioral studiesBrain areasCorresponding dipMotor outputBrief suppressionNeuronal suppressionVariable delayStimulus strength