A decision model of timing
Abstract
The fundamental assumption of pacemaker accumulator models of interval timing is that timed behavior relies on the accumulation of brain-derived clock signals. Following this theoretical tradition, a recent series of interval timing models has formulated the processing dynamics of timing behavior within the drift-diffusion decision theoretic framework, which has been traditionally applied to explain accuracy and response times in perceptual decision making. The generative processes assumed by these models and their key features can be implemented by neural populations given simple assumptions, and their predictions have received recent support from electrophysiological studies. This paper discusses the conceptual links of the diffusion model of interval timing to other prominent timing models and interprets recent electrophysiological evidence in relation to its predictions.
Repository Citation
Balci, Fuat, and Patrick Simen. 2016. "A decision model of timing." Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 8: 94-101.
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Publication Title
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
Department
Neuroscience
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.02.002
Language
English
Format
text
