The Neural Basis for Self-Control

Author: Rangel, Antonio

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 72, Number 2, 2009, pp. 36-40

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 72:2, Fall 2009

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:72.2.SelfControl

Abstract

You're on a diet, but you really want a piece of that chocolate cake. What's going on in your brain as you struggle to resist temptation?

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