Crayfish brain may offer rare insight into human decision making

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 00:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Crayfish make surprisingly complex, cost-benefit calculations, finds a new study, opening the door to a new line of research a new line of research that may help unravel the cellular brain activity involved in human decisions. Researchers conclude that crayfish make an excellent, practical model for identifying the specific neural circuitry and neurochemistry of decision making. Currently, there's no direct way to do this in humans or other primates.

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