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How Do I Decide?
Dr. David Eagleman takes a journey through the unseen world of decisions and how they get made inside your brain. Your emotions, your energy level, and your memories all come together in concert to help you neural networks decide what to do next.
Episode Clips
Episode 4 | The Conflict Within
Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain.
Episode 4 | Energy and Judgement
How the brain’s energy levels can affect a prisoner’s parole hearing.
Episode 4 | How Willpower Is Like a Tank of Gas
The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.
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