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To do or not to do?-the neuroscience of decision-making

Category: The science of...
Posted on: September 14, 2007 2:48 PM, by Karen Ventii

To do or not to do? We ask ourselves this question constantly, and our answers shape the quality and even the length of our lives.

Yet while much recent neuroscience has examined the neural dynamics underlying choices between alternate actions (Take Action X or Action Y), few studies have looked at brains as people decide whether to take or cancel a particular action they've already planned or considered (that is: Take Action A or not).

In this Scientific American article Martha Farah of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania reviews a paper in which researchers found that "the ability to halt a considered action depends at least partly on a band of cortex that works better in some of us than others."

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Good article. Yet, I'd like to see more emphasis on how "To do or not to do? We ask ourselves this question constantly, and our answers shape"... OUR BRAINS.

Posted by: Alvaro | September 20, 2007 7:34 PM

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Hi Alvaro. That's an interesting angle to consider. If I find some good information/research addressing how our decisions shape our brains I'll be sure to post it.

Posted by: Karen Ventii | September 20, 2007 9:13 PM

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