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New findings show how the Brain prepares to make Choices during Decision-Making

New findings show how the brain prepares for making choices during decision-making
Region highlighted = approximate location of the orbitofrontal cortex. Credit: PaulWicks, Wikimedia

Neuroscientists and psychologists have been trying for decades to better understand how humans make decisions, in the hope to devise more effective interventions to promote healthy and beneficial lifestyle choices. Two brain regions that have been linked to decision-making are the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

Researchers at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have been conducting extensive research focusing on these two areas of the brain and exploring their involvement in decision-making...

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