Area Responsible For Self-Control Found In The Human Brain
The area of the brain responsible for self-control-where the decision not to do something occurs after thinking about doing it-is separate from the area associated with taking action, scientists say. “The results illuminate a very important aspect of the brain’s control of behavior, the ability to hold off doing something after you’ve developed the intention to do it-one might call it ‘free won’t’ as opposed to free will,” says Martha Farah, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania.
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To Do or Not to Do: The Neural Signature of Self-Control
J. Neurosci. 2007 27: 9141-9145
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