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The decisive moment : how the brain makes up its mind

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Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of feeling and reason - and the precise mix depends on the situation. This title shows how the fluctuations of a few dopamine neurons saved a battleship during the Persian Gulf War, and how the fevered activity of a single brain region led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

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The decisive moment : how the brain makes up its mind, Jonah Lehrer

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2009
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Language
English
Released
2009
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Hardcover
Pages
294
ISBN10
1847673139
ISBN13
9781847673138
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First published
2009
Original title
How We Decide
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Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of feeling and reason - and the precise mix depends on the situation. This title shows how the fluctuations of a few dopamine neurons saved a battleship during the Persian Gulf War, and how the fevered activity of a single brain region led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.