The mind within the brain : how we make decisions and how those decisions go wrong /

"The goal of this book is to present the science behind decision-making in humans. In particular, one of the main concepts the author puts forward in the book is that, if our brain is a decision-making machine, then that machine can break down; it can have a "failure" or "vulnera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Redish, A. David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Decision making.
Prise de décision.
decision making.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SELF-HELP > Motivational & Inspirational.
Decision making
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Decisions and the brain. What is a decision?
  • The tale of the thermostat
  • The definition of value
  • Value, euphoria, and the do-it-again signal
  • Risk and reward
  • The decision-making system. Multiple decision-making systems
  • Reflexes
  • Emotion and the Pavlovian action-selection system
  • Deliberation
  • The habits of our lives
  • Integrating Information
  • The stories we tell
  • Motivation
  • The tradeoff between exploration and exploitation
  • Self-control
  • The brain with a mind of its own. The physical mind
  • Imagination
  • Addiction
  • Gambling and behavioral addictions
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Computational psychiatry.
  • The human condition. What makes us human?
  • The science of morality
  • The conundrum of robotics
  • Appendix A: Information processing in neurons
  • Appendix B: Gleaning information from the brain
  • Appendix C: Content-addressable memory.

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