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Towards an integrative neuroscience of metacognition.

Sep 2026 · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · 1 citation · ⚡ 1 influential · 172 references
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Convergent behavioural, computational and neural evidence obtained across rodents, non-human primates and humans indicates that self-evaluations arise from structured transformations of uncertainty, which supports metacognitive control at multiple timescales.

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