Interoception Drives Increased Rational Decision-Making in Meditators Playing the Ultimatum Game

Human decision-making is often conceptualized as a competition between cognitive and emotional processes in the brain. Deviations from rational processes are believed to derive from inclusion of emotional factors in decision-making. Here, we investigate whether experienced Buddhist meditators are be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kirk, Ulrich, Downar, Jonathan, Montague, P. Read
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3082218/