Neurons cast votes to guide decision-making

Friday, October 8, 2010 - 13:10 in Psychology & Sociology

We know that casting a ballot in the voting booth involves politics, values and personalities. But before you ever push the button for your candidate, your brain has already carried out an election of its own to make that action possible. New research reveals that our brain accumulates evidence when faced with a choice and triggers an action once that evidence reaches a tipping point.

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