| Emotional
judgments seek respect
Brain areas
involved in emotion may generate physiological responses that guide some
types of decision making.
References:
Bechara, A., et
al. 1999. Diferent contributions of the human amygdala and
ventromedial prefrontal cortex to decision-making. Journal of
Neuroscience 19(July 1):5473.
Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1997.
Hunches pack decisive punches. Science News 151(March 22):183.
Sources:
Antoine Bechara
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Department of Neurology
Iowa City, IA 52242
Edmund T. Rolls
University of Oxford
Department of Experimental Psychology
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3UD
England
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 4, July 24, 1999, p. 59. Copyright © 1999,
Science Service. |