Reducing temporal jitter increases relative alignment by strengthening the prior.

Abstract

A. Bayesian simulation of the low jitter (black) and high jitter (magenta) conditions. Equivalent to Fig 4F. B. Comparison of the Sensory Precision with the Prior Precision in the low jitter (black, solid line) and high jitter (magenta, solid line) conditions. Horizontal dashed lines refer to for each experimental jitter: σ = .1 for high jitter (magenta) and σ = .075 for low jitter (black). These are the limit of possible precision of the prior if it were 100% confident where the expected tone location would be (considering the unpredictable variance of the experiment). Gray line dashed line refers to the identity line. C. The low and high jitter conditions are fully aligned when explained by sensory precision relative to the prior . Data for S4 Fig can be found in S9 Data. (PNG)</p