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World Service,20 mins

SeriesExchanges At The Frontier

Emotion of Decision-Making

Exchanges at the Frontier

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This is an edited version of Exchanges At The Frontier. How does emotion influence decision-making? Prof Ray Dolan explains to AC Grayling how we don’t necessarily get wiser as we get older and asks whether drugs can restore our ability to think clearly. Prof Dolan is a pioneer in the neuroscience of decision-making, he investigates the structures in the brain involved in decision-making, using advanced techniques of neuroimaging and behavioural analysis. Image Credit: Cerebral cortex of a brainbow mouse. Getty Images

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