LATER : the neurophysiology of decision-making / Roger H. S. Carpenter, Imran Noorani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpenter, R. H. S. (Roger H. S.), 1945-2017, author.

Noorani, Imran, author.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Why is deciding to do something sometimes so slow and difficult? How do we make decisions when lacking key information? When making decisions, the higher areas of the brain deliberately suppress lower areas capable of generating much faster but ill-considered responses while they develop ones that are more sophisticated, based on what can be gained in return. In this engaging book, the authors explore the increasingly popular neural model that may explain these mechanisms: the linear approach to threshold ergodic rate (LATER). Presenting a detailed description of the neurophysiological processes involved in decision-making and how these link to the LATER model, this is the first major resource covering the applications in describing human behaviour. With over 100 illustrations and a thorough discussion of the mathematics supporting the model, this is a rigorous yet accessible resource for psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists and neurophysiologists interested in decision-making.

Contents:

The slowness of reaction time

LATER as a model of latency

LATER as a model of decision

Complex decisions : multiple LATER units

Implementing LATER in the brain

Larger implications.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Sep 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108920803 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.