Medial Prefrontal Cortex Predicts Intertemporal Choice

People often make shortsighted decisions to receive small benefits in the present rather than large benefits in the future, that is, to favor their current selves over their future selves. In two studies using fMRI, we demonstrated that people make such decisions in part because they fail to engage...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cognitive neuroscience 2011-04, Vol.23 (4), p.857-866
Hauptverfasser:	Mitchell, Jason P., Schirmer, Jessica, Ames, Daniel L., Gilbert, Daniel T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Affect - physiology Brain Brain Mapping Choice Behavior - physiology Cognition & reasoning Decision making Female Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Neuropsychological Tests Neurosciences Oxygen - blood Predictive Value of Tests Preferences Prefrontal Cortex - blood supply Prefrontal Cortex - physiology Young Adult
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!