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Article: Limited cognitive resources explain a trade-off between perceptual and metacognitive vigilance

TitleLimited cognitive resources explain a trade-off between perceptual and metacognitive vigilance
Authors
KeywordsSignal detection theory
Metacognition
aPFC
Voxel-based morphometry
Vigilance
Psychophysics
Issue Date2017
Citation
Journal of Neuroscience, 2017, v. 37, n. 5, p. 1213-1224 How to Cite?
Abstract© 2017 the authors. Why do experimenters give subjects short breaks in long behavioral experiments? Whereas previous studies suggest it is difficult to maintain attention and vigilance over long periods of time, it is unclear precisely what mechanisms benefit from rest after short experimental blocks. Here, we evaluate decline in both perceptual performance and metacognitive sensitivity (i.e., how well confidence ratings track perceptual decision accuracy) over time and investigate whether characteristics of prefrontal cortical areas correlate with these measures. Whereas a single-process signal detection model predicts that these two forms of fatigue should be strongly positively correlated, a dual-process model predicts that rates of decline may dissociate. Here, we show that these measures consistently exhibited negative or near-zero correlations, as if engaged in a trade-off relationship, suggesting that different mechanisms contribute to perceptual and metacognitive decisions. Despite this dissociation, the two mechanisms likely depend on common resources, which could explain their trade-off relationship. Based on structural MRI brain images of individual human subjects, we assessed gray matter volume in the frontal polar area, a region that has been linked to visual metacognition. Variability of frontal polar volume correlated with individual differences in behavior, indicating the region may play a role in supplying common resources for both perceptual and metacognitive vigilance. Additional experiments revealed that reduced metacognitive demand led to superior perceptual vigilance, providing further support for this hypothesis. Overall, results indicate that during breaks between short blocks, it is the higher-level perceptual decision mechanisms, rather than lower-level sensory machinery, that benefit most from rest.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242685
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.321
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dc.contributor.authorManiscalco, Brian-
dc.contributor.authorMcCurdy, Li Yan-
dc.contributor.authorOdegaard, Brian-
dc.contributor.authorLau, Hakwan-
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T10:51:19Z-
dc.date.available2017-08-10T10:51:19Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Neuroscience, 2017, v. 37, n. 5, p. 1213-1224-
dc.identifier.issn0270-6474-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242685-
dc.description.abstract© 2017 the authors. Why do experimenters give subjects short breaks in long behavioral experiments? Whereas previous studies suggest it is difficult to maintain attention and vigilance over long periods of time, it is unclear precisely what mechanisms benefit from rest after short experimental blocks. Here, we evaluate decline in both perceptual performance and metacognitive sensitivity (i.e., how well confidence ratings track perceptual decision accuracy) over time and investigate whether characteristics of prefrontal cortical areas correlate with these measures. Whereas a single-process signal detection model predicts that these two forms of fatigue should be strongly positively correlated, a dual-process model predicts that rates of decline may dissociate. Here, we show that these measures consistently exhibited negative or near-zero correlations, as if engaged in a trade-off relationship, suggesting that different mechanisms contribute to perceptual and metacognitive decisions. Despite this dissociation, the two mechanisms likely depend on common resources, which could explain their trade-off relationship. Based on structural MRI brain images of individual human subjects, we assessed gray matter volume in the frontal polar area, a region that has been linked to visual metacognition. Variability of frontal polar volume correlated with individual differences in behavior, indicating the region may play a role in supplying common resources for both perceptual and metacognitive vigilance. Additional experiments revealed that reduced metacognitive demand led to superior perceptual vigilance, providing further support for this hypothesis. Overall, results indicate that during breaks between short blocks, it is the higher-level perceptual decision mechanisms, rather than lower-level sensory machinery, that benefit most from rest.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Neuroscience-
dc.subjectSignal detection theory-
dc.subjectMetacognition-
dc.subjectaPFC-
dc.subjectVoxel-based morphometry-
dc.subjectVigilance-
dc.subjectPsychophysics-
dc.titleLimited cognitive resources explain a trade-off between perceptual and metacognitive vigilance-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_OA_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2271-13.2016-
dc.identifier.pmid28028197-
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dc.identifier.volume37-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spage1213-
dc.identifier.epage1224-
dc.identifier.eissn1529-2401-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000393570700014-
dc.identifier.issnl0270-6474-

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