Weber’s Law: A Mechanistic Foundation after Two Centuries

Publication date: Available online 17 October 2019Source: Trends in Cognitive SciencesAuthor(s): Jeroen Brus, Joseph A. Heng, Rafael PolaníaWeber’s law appears to be a universal principle describing how we discriminate between physical magnitudes. However, this law remained purely descriptive for nearly two centuries. A study by Pardo-Vazquez et al. finally provides a mechanistic explanation, revealing how both accuracy and reaction-time performance lawfully emerge during sensory discrimination tasks.
Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research