Decision Making - Research News and Information

Friday, July 03, 2009

Comparing the bird in the hand with the ones in the bush.

9 Jun 2009 In this issue of Neuron, Boorman and colleagues shed new light on the roles of lateral frontopolar and ventromedial prefrontal cortices in task switching and decision ... Read more...

How green is the grass on the other side? Frontopolar cortex and the evidence in favor of alternative courses of action.

9 Jun 2009 Behavioral flexibility is the hallmark of goal-directed behavior. Whereas a great deal is known about the neural substrates of behavioral adjustment when it is explicitly cued by features of the external environment, little is known about how we ... Read more...

Memory and decision making in the frontal cortex during visual motion processing for smooth pursuit eye movements.

9 Jun 2009 Cortical motor areas are thought to contribute "higher-order processing," but what that processing might include is unknown. Previous studies of the smooth pursuit-related discharge of supplementary eye field (SEF) neurons have not distinguished ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Decision Making'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• States explore shared decision making. 22 Jun 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• Ethical issues and the allocation of scarce resources during a public health emergency. 14 Jun 2009
• Comparing the bird in the hand with the ones in the bush. 9 Jun 2009
• How green is the grass on the other side? Frontopolar cortex and the evidence in favor of alternative courses of action. 9 Jun 2009
• Memory and decision making in the frontal cortex during visual motion processing for smooth pursuit eye movements. 9 Jun 2009
• Re: Systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy vs no lymphadenectomy in early-stage endometrial carcinoma: randomized clinical trial. 7 Jun 2009
• New trial data do not end the PSA screening debate. 7 Jun 2009
• The appropriateness of imaging: a comprehensive conceptual framework. 30 May 2009
• Repeat pregnancies among HIV-infected women enrolled in clinical trial PACTG1022. 30 May 2009
• Competing with peers: mentalizing-related brain activity reflects what is at stake. 30 May 2009
• End-of-life issues: difficult decisions and dealing with grief. 30 May 2009
• A final act of gratitude. 30 May 2009
• The payoff time: a flexible framework to help clinicians decide when patients with comorbid disease are not likely to benefit from practice guidelines. 30 May 2009
• Comorbidities, frailty, and "pay-off time". 30 May 2009
• Attitudes toward neonatal intensive care treatment of preterm infants with a high risk of developing long-term disabilities. 30 May 2009
• Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Decision Making'

Definition: The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.

Descriptor UI: D003657

Alternative terms: Decision Making;

Related Mesh Headings: Decision Support Techniques; Game Theory; Policy Making;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.785.373;

Technical Notes: not for a physician making a diagnostic decision: this is /diag or if GEN, DIAGNOSIS or DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL