SAM 098 | The role of emotions in decision making

Published: March 8, 2016, noon

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It is a widely held belief that the best decisions are made without the interference of emotions. Economists and statisticians alike stand fast to this belief \\u2013 the best decisions are made with using pure logic. Facts and formulas lead to the most rational decisions.

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But do they? Image for a moment if the emotional control center of a person\\u2019s brain were removed. Would that person then make better decisions? We\\u2019ll review a medical case that answers this question.

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