eleven Flashcards
temporal discounting
-something may be devalued if it is far away in the future
-individuals with orbital frontal lesions increases the amount of dicounting done
dual system of design making
s1- expriental effective, fast automatic
s2- rule based, slow
exploit explore trade off
-choose between expected reward or go in search for more reward
-does the search more rewards balance with the possibility of better rewards, rather than instant mediocre rewards
marginal value theorem
-spend too much time on a resource not giving enough info so move on to a new one
-anterior cigulate cortex neurons encode value and firing is related to patch leaving
vmPFC involvement in emotional processes
-phineas gage major emotional change
-the anticipated pleasantness of both future events and autobiographical memories correlates with vmPFC
somantic marker hypothesis
emotion
ventral
somantic
-emotions and feelings into thought processes to help decisions making
-ventral medial PFC is critical for triggering she bodily changes (somatic states) cues for reward and punishment
-somantic markers facilitate decsion making by influencing potential response via effective value
kluver-bucy syndrome
-monkey has no amygdala
-eat anything
-more sexual
-inveistages objects with mouth
-no fear
emotion and vmPFC
-ventromedial frontal damage means that you miss emotional signals that controls respond
fear and modulate info for decision making
-smapling b4 oral surgery or comedy show
-fearful group is more likely to sample more before choosing but they are less likely to switch buttons
IOWA gambling task
-control, amygdala damage and VMF damage
-scr resposne b4 card turned over, bad choice reposes?
-VMF no anticipation, amygdala whole system doenst work
PFC can be inhibited by serval factors including
alcohol and threat/fear
PFC inhibition can compromise
-decision making
