Evidence item

The UCSF report independently describes six patients and opposite medial versus lateral OFC activity before approach or avoidance choices. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 16552

Source: Brain Activity Can Predict a Risky Decision Before It’s Made · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:baab7524da1d2d4e4995b1847bf9e676349eb65b237132a7e503d68bf97c9f74

Exact excerpt

As six patients played the game, Starkweather recorded activity from electrodes across their orbitofrontal cortices. She found that a region near the middle of the eyebrow, called the medial orbital sulcus, increased its activity just before patients took a risk ... A patch about two centimeters over, toward the side of the eyebrow, did the opposite. Its activity spiked before patients avoided a risk.

Linked claims

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