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Université de Genève - Université de Genève

Université de Genève - Université de Genève

How the brain sorts out which goals require immediate attention and which do not

Université de Genève - Université de Genève
Summary
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85% Informative

Scientists from the UNIGE and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York have shown how a specific region of our brain is activated to prioritise our activities.

Study reveals differences in the way we process immediate and distant goals, at both behavioural and cerebral levels.

Discovery could have significant implications for understanding psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which can hamper the formulation of clear goals.

VR Score

91

Informative language

95

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

69

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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