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Decision-making is not logical

A neuroscientist studied people with damage in the part of the brain where emotions are generated. He found that they were unable to feel emotions. They were also unable to make decisions. 

They could describe what they should be doing in logical terms but found it very difficult to make even simple decisions, such as what to eat. 

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