D'Antonio, Michael,
How We Think. Michael D'Antonio. - Los Angeles Times Magazine, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 34, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: How We Think, May 2, 2004; pp. 18+.
"What humans possess, jokes economist Colin Camerer, 'is basically a monkey brain with a good publicist.' That's his conclusion from observing the results of experiments by scientists at Caltech and elsewhere, who are peering into the human brain to see how we think--and finding they can predict the decisions their subjects will make." (LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE) This article reveals that "though we like to think we can make choices based on objective facts, in truth the decisions are almost always bound up with feelings," and examines the roles of different parts of the brain in the decision-making process.
1522-323X;
Brain--Imaging
Brain--Research
Decision making
Dopamine
Emotions
Magnetic resonance imaging
Reasoning
Thought and thinking
AC1.S5
050
How We Think. Michael D'Antonio. - Los Angeles Times Magazine, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 34, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: How We Think, May 2, 2004; pp. 18+.
"What humans possess, jokes economist Colin Camerer, 'is basically a monkey brain with a good publicist.' That's his conclusion from observing the results of experiments by scientists at Caltech and elsewhere, who are peering into the human brain to see how we think--and finding they can predict the decisions their subjects will make." (LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE) This article reveals that "though we like to think we can make choices based on objective facts, in truth the decisions are almost always bound up with feelings," and examines the roles of different parts of the brain in the decision-making process.
1522-323X;
Brain--Imaging
Brain--Research
Decision making
Dopamine
Emotions
Magnetic resonance imaging
Reasoning
Thought and thinking
AC1.S5
050