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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Efficient coding of subjective value |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Nature Neuroscience |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1097-6256 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 134 - 142 |
| Date | 2019 |
| Abstract Text | Preference-based decisions are essential for survival, for instance, when deciding what we should (not) eat. Despite their importance, preference-based decisions are surprisingly variable and can appear irrational in ways that have defied mechanistic explanations. Here we propose that subjective valuation results from an inference process that accounts for the structure of values in the environment and that maximizes information in value representations in line with demands imposed by limited coding resources. A model of this inference process explains the variability in both subjective value reports and preference-based choices, and predicts a new preference illusion that we validate with empirical data. Interestingly, the same model explains the level of confidence associated with these reports. Our results imply that preference-based decisions reflect information- maximizing transmission and statistically optimal decoding of subjective values by a limited-capacity system. These findings provide a unified account of how humans perceive and valuate the environment to optimally guide behavior. |
| Official URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-018-0292-0 |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1038/s41593-018-0292-0 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:17184 |
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| Keywords | General Neuroscience |