Author response: A common mechanism underlies changes of mind about decisions and confidence

Berg, Ronald van den; Anandalingam, Kavitha; Zylberberg, Ariel; Kiani, Roozbeh; Shadlen, Michael N.; Wolpert, Daniel M.

doi:10.7554/elife.12192.020

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“…For example, single neurons in the OFC of rodents showed neural activity that predicted the trial-di culty psychometric curve during wagering 18 , indicating the role of the OFC in late-stage meta-calculation. Some computational models have also proposed that post-decisional (late-stage) processes are essential for meta-calculation 42,43 . To tap further into these issues, a recent study applied online TMS pulses (three consecutive pulses: 250, 350, and 450 ms after stimulus onset) to the human dlPFC and showed that TMS alters subjective con dence but not metacognitive ability 12 .…”

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Time-sensitive Prefrontal Involvement in Associating Confidence With Task Performance Illustrates Metacognitive Introspection in Monkeys

Cai¹,

Jin²,

Zhai³

et al. 2022

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Metacognition refers to the ability to be aware of one’s own cognition. Ample evidence indicates that metacognition in the human primate is highly dissociable from cognition, specialized across domains, and subserved by distinct neural substrates. However, these aspects remain relatively understudied in macaque monkeys. In the present study, we investigated the functionality of macaque metacognition by combining a confidence proxy, hierarchical Bayesian meta-d′ computational modelling, and a single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation technique. We found that Brodmann area 46d (BA46d) played a critical role in supporting metacognition independent of task performance; we also found that the critical role in of this region in meta-calculation was time-sensitive. Additionally, we report that macaque metacognition is highly domain-specific with respect to memory and perception decisions. These findings carry implications for our understanding of metacognitive introspection within the primate lineage.

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