Neuroscientists Reveal The “Dark Secret” Of Smart Decision-Making • Discoverology

Neuroscientists Reveal The “Dark Secret” Of Smart Decision-Making

Psychology, Science

Our perceptions—physical and cognitive—are unreliable, so the more people are involved in a decision, the more likely it is that they will reach a conclusion based on a debate over various sensations, challenging each others’ experiences of reality.

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