Mysteries of the Brain - Part Three

Published: Oct. 4, 2010, 9 a.m.

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"I have to choose between the fruit salad and the cream cake. Rationally, I know what I should do. I should choose the fruit salad. But will I?" How do our brains work in everyday life? In the third of a four-part series examining the mind\\u2019s complexities, Professor Barry Smith looks at how the brain makes decisions.

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