Decision-Making Dysfunctions in Psychiatry--Altered Homeostatic Processing

Decision-making consists of selecting an action from a set of available options. This results in an outcome that changes the state of the decision-maker. Therefore, decision-making is part of a homeostatic process. Individuals with psychiatric disorders show altered decision-making. They select opti...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2007-10, Vol.318 (5850), p.602-606
Main Author: Paulus, Martin P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohols
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorders - physiopathology
behavior disorders
Brain - physiopathology
Brain Mapping
Control
Decision Making
Decisions
Discounting
Disorders
Drug dependence
Feedback
Gain
Homeostasis
Humans
Medical research
Medication administration
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - physiopathology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mood Disorders - physiopathology
Mood Disorders - psychology
Neuroimaging
Neurosciences
Optimization
Prefrontal cortex
Psychiatry
Review
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology
Strategy
Substance-Related Disorders - physiopathology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
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