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Published online 8 December 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051205-10
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Heart rules head on risky calls
Uncertainty activates the brain's sentimental centres.
When faced with uncertainty, people try to make the most logical decision, given the facts available. But a brain-imaging study has found that, when tackling these tricky decisions, the brain's emotional areas also spring into action.
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