Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Michael Platt discuss the neuroscience of decision-making, explaining how the brain calculates risk, reward, and mistakes, why fatigue and stress impact choices, and how to optimize decision-making for accuracy and success.
Dr. Michael Platt is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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Show notes: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/how-hormones-status-shape-our-values-decisions-dr-michael-platt
*CHAPTERS*
00:00 Understanding the Decision-Making Circuitry
00:42 The Role of Evidence & Expected Value
02:11 Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off in Decisions
03:29 Impact of Arousal on Decision Making
04:42 Real-World Decision Making Examples
07:45 Fatigue & Decision Making in Sports
09:18 Experimenting with Wrestlers
12:17 Challenges in Real-World Decision Making
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