Best to go with what you know?
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An understanding of how people decide the best option between the two basic impulses of what they know and exploring new options is discussed. The experiments show that no areas of the brain became more active during exploitation, but exploration is accompanied by stronger activation in the frontal polar cortex, an important region for control of cognitive functions.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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A new perceptual illusion reveals mechanisms of sensory decoding
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The misperception that preferentially weights signals from neurons whose responses best discriminate those directions is described. Results show that subjective experience of motion is not mediated directly by responses of sensory neurons, but is only developed after responses of these neurons are decoded.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Driven to market
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A new scientific field known as neuroeconomics uses experimental techniques of neuroscience to understand how the brain makes economic decisions. This research will help to understand human nature and the various decisions made.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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