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Rozhodování
Author: František Koukolík
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Decision-making is part of everyday life, yet its mechanisms are studied by very different scientific disciplines. František Koukolík brings them together in an essayistic book that examines choices in economic, moral, social, and other situations. He is particularly interested in decisions under uncertainty and experimental findings that reveal their psychological and neural contexts.
The available opening excerpt establishes the discussion's biological background. It explains nerve cells, networks, and the interplay of learning, culture, and evolutionary development. This Czech-language eBook is suited to popular nonfiction readers who want to understand scientific perspectives on their own decision-making. It offers an interdisciplinary context and a survey of research within the publication's period.
Koukolík explores decision-making at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, economics, and philosophy. The essayistic approach makes experimental findings accessible and asks what happens in the brain when we make different choices.
Book information
- Author
- František Koukolík
- Publisher
- Karolinum
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- Rozhodovanie, Mozog a správanie, Evolúcia a kultúra
- ISBN
- 978-80-246-3364-0
- Publication date
- 1. January 2018
- Pages
- 278
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-246-4174-4) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-246-3383-1) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-246-4173-7)
What is Rozhodování about?
The book covers different areas of human decision-making, from aesthetic and economic choices to moral and social ones. Their common denominator is often uncertainty and the need to act without fully knowing the outcome.
The opening excerpt begins with the basics of the brain's structure and functioning. It discusses neurons, glia, connectivity, and learning, using comparisons to explain technical terms. This biological framework prepares the ground for the broader interdisciplinary discussion.
Themes and motifs
Decision-making
Choices across different areas of life and under uncertain conditions.
Brain and behavior
The neuroscientific and psychological contexts of decisions.
Evolution and culture
Biological and learned conditions of human action.
Who is this book for?
For popular science readers interested in neuroscience, psychology, and the mechanisms of decision-making.
Otázky o knihe
What is Rozhodování about?
Koukolík explores decision-making at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, economics, and philosophy. The essayistic approach makes experimental findings accessible and asks what happens in the brain when we make different choices.
What language is the eBook in?
Czech.
Which eBook formats are available?
EPUB, PDF, MOBI.
What page count does the supplier list?
278 pages.
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