Neural correlates of metacognition: a critical perspective on current tasks

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• dc.contributor.author Insabato, Andreaca
• dc.contributor.author Pannunzi, Marioca
• dc.contributor.author Deco, Gustavoca
• dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-17T08:12:27Z
• dc.date.issued 2016
• dc.description.abstract Humans have a remarkable ability to reflect upon their behavior and mental processes, a capacity known as metacognition. Recent neurophysiological experiments have attempted to elucidate the neural correlates of metacognition in other species. Despite this increased attention, there is still no operational definition of metacognition and the ability of behavioral tasks to reflect metacognition is the subject of debate. The most widely used task for studying metacognition in animals, the uncertain-option task, has been criticized because it can be solved by simple associative mechanisms. Here we propose a broad perspective that generalizes those critiques to another task, post-decision wagering. Moreover, we extend this critical view to account for recent neurophysiological evidence. We argue these tasks are simple enough that any animal could solve them using very simple mechanisms such as sensory-motor associations. In this case, it is impossible to know whether all animals are metacognitive, or if the tasks are simply not appropriate. Therefore, we suggest using better defined concepts until a suitable task for metacognition is available.
• dc.description.sponsorship This research is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant DYSTRUCTURE (n. 295129), by the Spanish Research Project PSI2013-42091 and PCIN-2015-127 and by the Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants, AGAUR (2014SGR856).
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• dc.identifier.citation Insabato A, Pannunzi M, Deco G. Neural correlates of metacognition: a critical perspective on current tasks. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016;71:167-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.030
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.030
• dc.identifier.issn 0149-7634
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/32544
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Elsevierca
• dc.relation.ispartof Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2016;71:167-75
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/295129
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/PSI2013-42091
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/PCIN-2015-127
• dc.rights © Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.030
• dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.subject.keyword Metacognition
• dc.subject.keyword Decision-making
• dc.subject.keyword Confidence
• dc.subject.keyword Monitoring
• dc.subject.keyword Animal cognition
• dc.title Neural correlates of metacognition: a critical perspective on current tasksca
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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