Our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of feeling and reason - and the precise mix depends on the situation. This title shows how the fluctuations of a few dopamine neurons saved a battleship during the Persian Gulf War, and how the fevered activity of a single brain region led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 2009
- Publisher: Canongate
- Language: English
- Pages: 294
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