Resisting the power of temptations - The right prefrontal cortex and self-control

被引:140
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作者
Knoch, Daria [1 ]
Fehr, Ernst [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zurich Hosp, Dept Neurol, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
decision making; prefrontal cortex; self-control; transcranial magnetic stimulation; laterality;
D O I
10.1196/annals.1390.004
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Imagine you are overweight and you spot your favorite pastry in the storefront of a bakery. How do you manage to resist this temptation? Or to give other examples, how do you manage to restrain yourself from overspending or succumbing to sexual temptations? The present article summarizes two recent studies stressing the fundamental importance of inhibition in the process of decision making. Based on the results of these studies, we dare to claim that the capacity to resist temptation depends on the activity level of the right prefrontal cortex (PFC).
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