Search results for “decisions”

Wrong decisions in the brain

Each action is planned in the brain in the sensory and motor cortex before execution. There is also an error correction mode: in the subthalamic nucleus. Author: ZDF/3sat/nano/docuvista/A. Leuschner/M. Wurtscheid/H. Müller/S.Reeh/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to watch

What have feelings got to do with risk?

Risk is not just a number -- it also involves how we feel about things. This week Risk Bites introduces Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher, who will be talking more in future videos about how we perceive and feel about risk, and what this means about the risk decisions we make. This week's Risk Bites team:

What does a Federal Chancellor do?

The Federal Chancellor is kind of like the boss of Germany. Together with the ministers, he or she makes political decisions or discusses new laws that apply throughout Germany. But there are also global problems to be solved. Authors: ZDF/logo/Romy Geiger/Renate Becker and Marion Brand Translatio

Libet Experiment - Neuroscience and Free Will

In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our brains were preparing for movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment to monitor brain activity and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before the conscious decision to move. What does this say about free will?