Hosted by the Wellcome Neural Dynamics PhD Programme
Decision-making is not a single thing, but rather a variety of processes that have been gradually elaborated and refined over the brain’s long evolutionary history. In the first part of my talk, I will briefly describe that history, emphasizing the kinds of decision processes that dominated animal behavior for hundreds of millions of years. In particular, I will focus on theories of how animals make real-time decisions between action opportunities available in a dynamically changing world. I will then summarize experimental studies suggesting that these kinds of action decisions unfold in parallel across cortical and subcortical circuits, laying the foundations for more advanced aspects of primate behaviour.
Paul will be presenting virtually and attendees are encouraged to gather in C44 to watch. The talk will be followed by refreshments.
BIOMED BLDG C44 and online: https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92144801092?pwd=YVNKeGFFRW1kb09iQnU0MkRIRzV5UT09