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The impact of MRI scanner environment on perceptual decision-making
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posted on 2023-05-18, 08:16 authored by van Maanen, L, Forstmann, BU, Keuken, MC, Wagenmakers, EJ, Heathcote, ADespite the widespread use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), few studies have addressed scanner effects on performance. The studies that have examined this question show a wide variety of results. In this article we report analyses of three experiments in which participants performed a perceptual decision making task both in a traditional setting as well as inside an MRI scanner. The results consistently show that response times increase inside the scanner. Error rates also increase, but to a lesser extent. To reveal the underlying mechanisms that drive the behavioral changes when performing a task inside the MRI scanner, the data were analyzed using the Linear Ballistic Accumulator model of decision making. These analyses show that, in the scanner, participants exhibit a slow down of the motor component of the response and have less attentional focus on the task. However, the balance between focus and motor slowing depends on the specific task requirements.
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Publication title
Behavior research methodsVolume
48Pagination
184-200ISSN
1554-351XDepartment/School
School of Psychological SciencesPublisher
Psychonomic SocietyPlace of publication
United StatesRights statement
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