
Ep8 "How does your brain decide what to buy?"
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
The Three Networks Influencing Decision Making
Three main brain networks heavily influence decision-making: one network focuses on prices, situated on the side of the brain; another network concentrates on the emotional experience, located above the eyeballs in the orbitofrontal cortex, considering anticipated emotional outcomes; and the third network is responsive to social context, found along the midline of the brain near the top, considering others' perceptions.
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