Model-based fMRI reveals dissimilarity processes underlying base rate neglect
Figures
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Abstract task design and an example trial.
In the headings, I = imperfect predictor, PC = common perfect predictor, PR = rare perfect predictor. The second row refers to the visual category used for each stimulus feature: F = face, S = scene, O = object. Each following row corresponds to a learning trial, with a ‘1’ indicating the presence of the feature and ‘0’ indicating its absence.
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Learning curves.
Points depict proportions correct for common and rare disease predictions over the 12 blocks of the training phase (mean ± SEM). *p < 0.05.
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Multivoxel pattern similarity to common and rare stimulus features for ambiguous trials in which participants made common (left) and rare (right) responses (mean ± SEM).
Purple squares correspond to the objects/scenes associated with the common category, while green squares correspond to the objects/scenes associated with the rare category in a given trial. Gray squares depict mean pattern similarity to the non-present face dimension for both response types. *p < 0.05. No error bars are included for the gray bars because face dimensions were not included in the overall mixed effects model.
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Multivoxel pattern similarity to common and rare objects, scenes, and faces for ambiguous trials in which participants made common (left) and rare (right) responses (mean ± SEM).
Purple corresponds to objects/scenes associated with the common category, while green corresponds to the objects/scenes associated with the rare category on a given trial. Triangles indicate objects, and circles indicate scenes. Gray squares depict mean pattern similarity to the non-present face dimension for both response types. *p < 0.05. No error bars are included for the gray bars because face dimensions were not included in the overall mixed effects model.
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Multivoxel pattern similarity to each feature type during the learning phase (mean ± SEM).
The left panel is for trials predictive of a common disease, and the right for trials predictive of a rare disease. Red points represent perfect predictors, purple points represent imperfect predictors (faces), and blue points represent non-present features. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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Associations between multivoxel pattern similarity to stimulus dimensions during the learning phase and individual differences in base rate neglect.
For each graph, the y-axis depicts the proportion of rare responses made by each subject on ambiguous test trials, while the x-axis depicts subjects’ mean BOLD pattern similarity to a respective stimulus dimension over the course of learning. **p < 0.01.
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Results from the model-based univariate analysis.
(A) Depicts activation that tracks similarity-based contributions to choice (summed similarity to the winning category). Red depicts activation positively correlated with similarity-based contributions and blue depicts negatively correlated activation. (B) Depicts brain regions that are positively correlated with dissimilarity-based contributions to choice (summed dissimilarity to the non-winning category).
Tables
Observed and dissGCM-predicted response probabilities for the test phase.
The feature combinations presented at test are listed in the leftmost column: F = face, S = scene, O = object. In the headings, D1–D4 correspond to the four possible category responses (diseases). Bold, italicized values indicate results for the key ambiguous stimuli in which a scene was paired with an object.
Behavior | dissGCM | |||||||
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Test item | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 |
F1 + S1 | .972 | .018 | .008 | .003 | .971 | .014 | .008 | .008 |
F1 + O1 | .031 | .962 | .008 | 0. | .063 | .901 | .018 | .018 |
F2 + O2 | .005 | 0. | .987 | .008 | .008 | .008 | .972 | .013 |
F2 + S2 | .023 | .008 | .069 | .901 | .018 | .018 | .059 | .905 |
F1 | .667 | .295 | .023 | .015 | .667 | .283 | .025 | .025 |
F2 | .107 | .038 | .550 | .305 | .027 | .027 | .640 | .307 |
S1 | .848 | .061 | .008 | .083 | .955 | .015 | .015 | .015 |
O1 | .008 | .908 | .069 | .015 | .040 | .880 | .040 | .040 |
O2 | .008 | .069 | .908 | .015 | .012 | .012 | .965 | .012 |
S2 | .023 | .053 | .008 | .916 | .032 | .032 | .032 | .904 |
S1 + O1 | .414 | .487 | .073 | .027 | .419 | .496 | .042 | .042 |
O2 + S2 | .035 | .047 | .453 | .465 | .038 | .038 | .460 | .464 |
F1 + O2 | .131 | .238 | .631 | 0. | .156 | .174 | .658 | .013 |
F1 + S2 | .264 | .062 | .008 | .667 | .178 | .237 | .023 | .563 |
F2 + S1 | .608 | .031 | .138 | .223 | .657 | .013 | .155 | .175 |
F2 + O1 | .008 | .674 | .302 | .016 | .024 | .567 | .170 | .239 |
O1 + O2 | .008 | .514 | .475 | .004 | .040 | .444 | .477 | .040 |
S1 + S2 | .397 | .065 | .011 | .527 | .400 | .040 | .040 | .520 |
Activated clusters and peaks for the fMRI results in Figure 6.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.36395.011Contrast | Regions | Peak t-value | Peak MNI coordinates (x,y,z) | Number of voxels | Cluster P |
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Similarity > 0 | |||||
Rostral and ventral medial prefrontal cortex | 7.76 | 0, 54, –2 | 2268 | p<0.001 | |
Middle temporal gyrus | 5.74 | 64, –6, −14 | 1050 | p=0.016 | |
Precentral gyrus | 7.65 | 42, –16, 62 | 1031 | p<0.001 | |
Precentral gyrus | 4.81 | 0, –30, 58 | 463 | p=0.008 | |
Middle temporal gyrus | 4.98 | −62, –2, −16 | 322 | p=0.016 | |
Parietal operculum cortex | 5.74 | −34, –30, 18 | 282 | p=0.027 | |
Hippocampus | 5.25 | −22, –18, −16 | 271 | p=0.019 | |
Lateral occipital cortex (inferior) | 4.68 | 50, –72, 12 | 157 | p=0.039 | |
Similarity < 0 | |||||
Superior parietal and lateral occipital cortex (superior) | 8.43 | −44, –46, 58 | 5123 | p<0.001 | |
Middle frontal gyrus | 7.01 | −52, 12, 36 | 2491 | p<0.001 | |
Dorsal medial PFC | 9.00 | −2, 18, 46 | 917 | p<0.001 | |
Cerebellum | 6.11 | 28, –64, −28 | 769 | p=0.002 | |
Middle frontal gyrus | 6.23 | 32, 2, 62 | 730 | p=0.002 | |
Middle frontal gyrus | 5.89 | 44, 36, 30 | 391 | p=0.009 | |
Inferior temporal gyrus | 6.09 | −54, –52, −12 | 375 | p=0.009 | |
Inferior temporal gyrus | 6.53 | 60, –52, −10 | 271 | p=0.016 | |
Cerebellum | 6.08 | −28, –60, −32 | 186 | p=0.031 | |
Thalamus | 4.88 | −10, –18, 10 | 175 | p=0.038 | |
Dissimilarity > 0 | |||||
Occipital cortex | 7.55 | 12, –78, 12 | 1372 | p<0.001 | |
Fusiform and lateral occipital cortex (inferior) | 6.82 | 42, –60, −18 | 865 | p=0.002 | |
Fusiform and lateral occipital cortex (inferior) | 5.97 | −36, –52, −18 | 575 | p=0.003 | |
Middle frontal gyrus | 5.00 | 54, 16, 34 | 255 | p=0.020 | |
Frontal pole (rostrolateral PFC) | 5.93 | −42, 52, –6 | 130 | p=0.047 |
Additional files
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Supplementary file 1
Number of trials where common and rare responses were made for each participant over the 24 ambiguous scene-object test trials.
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Transparent reporting form
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