Cognitive neuroscience - Decision amid uncertainty

被引:20
作者
Cohen, JD
Aston-Jones, G
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Psychol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Ctr Study Brain Mind & Behav, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Lab Neuromodulat & Behav, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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D O I
10.1038/436471a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Choosing whether to stick to a belief or to abandon it in the face of uncertainty is central to human behaviour. Modelling implicates brain chemicals called neuromodulators in adjudicating this essential decision.
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页码:471 / 472
页数:2
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