Episode 822
Brain cells making choices: pizza, or pasta?
Scientists have nailed down how neurons in the brain make choices between different options
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
November 27, 20209m 9s
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Show Notes
If you've ever wondered what's going on in your brain when choosing what you want for lunch, look no further. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis recently published a paper in Nature where they used an experimental trick to show what was happening in the brains of monkeys as they chose which beverage they wanted to drink. Eva Higginbotham spoke with lead scientist on the project, Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, about how it works... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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