| Author: RWS | Title: Pigeons shed light on Impulsive Decision-Making |
| Date: 2005-04-16 13:52:57 | Uploaded by: webmaster |
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A scientific study at, Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany and the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand; have identified single neurons in the pigeon forebrain that play a role in controlling impulsive decisions. The study showed a preference for a small, immediate reward over a large, delayed reward; in the pigeon. According to the report, "These findings not only shed light on impulsive decision-making, but they may also aid the understanding of neuropathologies, such as drug addiction, gambling, frontal lobe syndrome, and attention-deficit disorders, that are characterized by a decreased ability to wait for a large reward."
Read it here: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/cp-wtw040605.php
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