Decisions and Desire
作者：Xiomara Velasquez
1. Sweet Revenge
1.1. There are certain reward circuits in the brain´s striatum activated when players anticipated, and then actually punished, ill-behaved partners.
1.2. The brains react front of the feeling of a satisfying social experience when we do an exacting punishment when the players' behaviors are bad.
2. Fear abd Loathing
2.1. The systems of the brain for sensing and making decisions about risks are powerful and prone to error
3. Face your Fear
3.1. Even people who consciously believe they have no racial bias often do have negative unconscious feelings toward outgroups.
4. Wheel of misfortune
4.1. The amygdala´s role in warning us about perils real and imagined seems to extend to the threat of losing money.
5. Know your Brain
5.1. The emotional and deliberative circuits in the brain are in constant interaction, and the former, for better or for worse, often holds sway.
5.2. Richard Peterson advises people to pay close attention to feelings of excitement and fear because that way people can become more savvy users of their gut feelings.
6. Thrill of the hunt
6.1. The brain often distinguishes clearly between the thrill of the hunt and the pleasure of the feast.
6.2. The brains' desire of rewards is a principal source of bad judgment.
7. Into the Deep
7.1. The details of brain functions are just beginning to come into focus
7.2. In the ultimatum game, it certainly looks as if our dog brains sometimes hijack our higher cognitive functions to drive bad or at least illogical decisions
8. Emotion and Reason
8.1. Patients with damage to the part of the prefrontal cortex that processes emotionsoften struggle with making even routine decisions.
9. Risk and Reward
9.1. An emotional brain can badly distort judgment
9.1.1. Goal 1
9.1.2. Goal 2