Surprise appears to help the brain loosen its grip on old expectations, allowing people to respond more accurately when circumstances change. Widening pupils and shifts in brain activity tracked a rapid alerting response that reduced perceptual bias and changed how strongly people learned from new information. The findings could help scientists better understand learning, decision-making and conditions involving attention, anxiety or rigid patte…
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