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Nature 447, 1061-1062 (28 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/4471061a; Published online 27 June 2007

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Neurobiology: The currency of guessing

Paul Cisek1

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Vanilla or chocolate? Fight or flight? A career in academia or in industry? The neural processes of probabilistic decision-making provide clues about the 'common currency' through which decisions are made.

Our lives are filled with decisions, ranging from selecting a dessert to choosing a career. In many such situations, we make the decision by weighing the pros and cons for each of the options and selecting the one whose potential benefits most outweigh its costs.

  1. Paul Cisek is in the Department of Physiology, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
    Email: paul.cisek@umontreal.ca

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