Your brain is (almost) perfect : how we make decisions by Montague, Read instant download

Your brain is (almost) perfect : how we make decisions by Montague, Read instant download

xiii, 335 pages ; 22 cm, One of the leading thinkers in the computational neuroscience revolution offers a brilliant new perspective on the mind's decision-making process. Why do we make the choices we make? How can science explain free will?, Previously published as Why choose this book?, Includes bibliographical references and index, Computers that care : how desperation built value into brains -- The brain is (almost) perfect : it's slow, noisy, and imprecise -- My rabbit knows what to do : how planning makes decisions in advance -- Sharks don't go on hunger strikes and why we can -- The value machine and the idea overdose -- The feelings we really treasure : regret and trust -- From Pepsi to terrorism. :how neurons generate preference -- Our choice : it's not your mother's soul, but it's still alive