The Battle Between Emotional and Rational Networks in the Brain

The battle between emotional and rational networks in the brain is nicely illustrated by an old episode of the Twilight Zone which I saw years ago. A stranger in an overcoat shows up at a man's door and proposes a deal. He says, here is a box with a single button on it. All you have to do is press the button and I will pay you a thousand dollars. When you press the button, someone far away, someone you don't even know will die. If the man had been asked to attack someone with his hands, he presumably would have declined the offer.