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Well-grounded : the neurobiology of rational decisions /
A neuroscientist reveals unique aspects of decision making and the best strategies for protecting and enhancing the brain's ability to navigate life's uncertainties Contingency calculations--the ability to predict the outcomes of decisions and actions--are critical for survival and success...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The brain's contingency calculator : the secret of our success
- The brain's output : behavior's many forms
- The human brain : an embarrassment of riches
- Building the brain's contingency circuit
- When life distorts the contingency filters
- Fine-tuning the contingency calculators : well-grounded lessons from rats, comedians, and triple-crown horse owners
- Parenting : time to recalculate life's contingencies
- Calculating effective strategies for treating mental illness
- Getting down to business : putting the contingency calculators to work
- Stretching the contingency limits : new and imagined realities
- Epilogue : redefining prosperity : from strategic champagne bubbles to accurately perceived life affordances.