Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.

The capacity for self-control is critical to adaptive functioning, yet our knowledge of the underlying processes and mechanisms is presently only inchoate. Theoretical work in economics has suggested a model of self-control centering on two key assumptions: (1) a division within the decision-maker b...

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Main Authors: Wouter Kool, Joseph T McGuire, Gary J Wang, Matthew M Botvinick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24013455/pdf/?tool=EBI