Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Neuroscience News.
Human intracranial recording story showing millisecond neural dynamics in orbitofrontal circuits that presage risky versus safe choices; a concise preview for readers curious about decision‑making neuroscience.
Key Takeaways
- Intracranial electrodes recorded millisecond-level activity in human orbitofrontal cortex during a risky decision task.
- A medial orbital region signaled approach while a lateral patch signaled avoidance, alternating rapidly like a neural switch.
- The neural signature reliably predicted whether participants chose risk or safety roughly 500 milliseconds before their action.
