ECONOMICS
DECISION MAKING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Thinking ahead & sizing up risks and rewards
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Coordinating motor responses and keeping your balance
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Mounting an emotional response to stimuli
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Responding to loud noises
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Detailed explanation-1: -A key brain region that matures late is the prefrontal cortex, located directly behind your forehead. The prefrontal cortex is very important as a control center for thinking ahead and sizing up risks and rewards. (This area is, in fact, the little red light that was trying to warn you about sending that e-mail.)
Detailed explanation-2: -The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a central role in cognitive control functions, and dopamine in the PFC modulates cognitive control, thereby influencing attention, impulse inhibition, prospective memory, and cognitive flexibility.
Detailed explanation-3: -The PFC is the part of the cerebrum that lies directly behind the eyes and the forehead. More than any other part of the brain, this area dictates our personality, our goals, and our values.
Detailed explanation-4: -The prefrontal cortex (PFC) relates to the portion of the brain located on the anteriormost portion of the frontal lobe, occupying portions of all three surfaces of the frontal lobe (orbital, medial and lateral surfaces). It is also called the ‘frontal granular cortex’ and ‘frontal association cortex’.
Detailed explanation-5: -The amygdala shares a special connection with another part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is a big region in the front of the brain (Figure 1). It can be called the control center of our brains because it helps to control our thoughts and actions.