Kable's research highlights the connection between specific regions of the frontal cortex and the ability to wait for rewards, suggesting that waiting is not solely self-control.
The study found that individuals with damage to the ventromedial and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex exhibited reduced patience in waiting for rewards, underscoring the regions' roles in decision-making.
Kable's team discovered that the anterior insula plays a significant role in how individuals process subjective feelings, impacting their decisions to wait versus act.
Participants were less likely to wait for a reward if they had lesions in critical areas of the prefrontal cortex, indicating distinct neural contributions to adaptive persistence.
Collection
[
|
...
]