A Model of Decision-Making in Groups of Humans

TL;DR

This paper introduces a mathematical model to quantify how social influence affects human decision-making under uncertainty, aiming to enhance understanding of cognitive and neural mechanisms involved.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel mathematical framework for modeling social influence on human decisions, linking cognitive processes with neural circuit implications.

Findings

Model quantifies social influence on decision-making

Provides insights into neural circuits involved in social processing

Facilitates further cognitive and neural research

Abstract

Decisions by humans depend on their estimations given some uncertain sensory data. These decisions can also be influenced by the behavior of others. Here we present a mathematical model to quantify this influence, inviting a further study on the cognitive consequences of social information. We also expect that the present model can be used for a better understanding of the neural circuits implicated in social processing.