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Neuroscientist Challenges the Idea That Your Brain “Makes” Decisions

Summary by Sci Tech Daily
A professor proposes that behavior emerges through continuous interactions among sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes rather than a dedicated decision-making mechanism. There may be a gap between how people believe decisions are made and what actually happens inside the brain, according to Indiana University professor Tom James. For decades, both scientific theories and everyday thinking [...]

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A recent study conducted by Professor Tom James of Indiana University proposes a new perspective on decision-making in the brain. The research suggests that human behavior emerges from continuous interactions between sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes, rather than relying on a single, isolated decision-making mechanism. James criticizes the traditional view that considers decision-making as a separate step between perception and action. …

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Sci Tech Daily broke the news in Encinitas, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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