The neural computation of inconsistent choice behavior

Humans are often inconsistent when choosing between alternatives, but the neural basis of deviations from economic rationality is unclear. Here, the authors show that irrational choices arise in the same brain regions responsible for value computation, implying that brain ‘noise’ may underlie incons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vered Kurtz-David, Dotan Persitz, Ryan Webb, Dino J. Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09343-2