Pupil-linked phasic arousal evoked by violation but not emergence of regularity within rapid sound sequences

The neurotransmitter Norepinephrine (NE) has been implicated in coding surprise during decision making. Here, the authors demonstrate that this extends to sensory processing: NE release is specific to unexpected events even on extremely rapid time scales and without explicit tracking of probability.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sijia Zhao, Maria Chait, Fred Dick, Peter Dayan, Shigeto Furukawa, Hsin-I Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12048-1
Description
Summary:The neurotransmitter Norepinephrine (NE) has been implicated in coding surprise during decision making. Here, the authors demonstrate that this extends to sensory processing: NE release is specific to unexpected events even on extremely rapid time scales and without explicit tracking of probability.
ISSN:2041-1723