The clinical signs grouped under the concept of apathy are a common feature of prefrontal
and basal ganglia lesions or dysfunctions and can therefore help to improve our …

It is well recognised that patients with Parkinson's disease exhibit cognitive deficits, even in
the earliest disease stages. Whereas, l-DOPA therapy in early Parkinson's disease is …

Decision making in an uncertain environment poses a conflict between the opposing
demands of gathering and exploiting information. In a classic illustration of this 'exploration …

Economic choice is the behaviour observed when individuals select one among many
available options. There is no intrinsically 'correct'answer: economic choice depends on …

Adolescence has been characterized by risk-taking behaviors that can lead to fatal
outcomes. This study examined the neurobiological development of neural systems …

Research on political judgment and decision-making has converged with decades of
research in clinical and social psychology suggesting the ubiquity of emotion-biased …

This book is intended for anyone with an interest in emotions, to show how far
conceptualization and research have progressed toward understanding. The book, and we …

There is considerable debate regarding the extent to which limbic regions respond
differentially to items with different valences (positive or negative) or to different stimulus …

Despite substantial advances, the question of how we make decisions and judgments
continues to pose important challenges for scientific research. Historically, different …

Execution of higher cortical functions requires inhibitory control to restrain habitual
responses and meet changing task demands. We used functional magnetic resonance …