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Do you have any references to the fMRI studies? I've never gone to the source for that sort of thing, and would appreciate a lead in getting started (not really

Do you have any references to the fMRI studies? I've never gone to the source for that sort of thing, and would appreciate a lead in getting started (not really sure where to even start looking). The idea that we can biochemically run out of what powers willpower is a neat one. I feel like that implies there's something we can do to just replenish it, but making assumptions like that about complex things like brain chemistry is a great way to look smart while being not-smart.

shvetusya 12y ago
This seems related: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-fro...
nostrademons 12y ago
The nytimes article shvetusya posted is one of them, and also: http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-brain-uses-glucose-to-fuel-self-control-1417618996 http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-brain-uses-glucose-to-fu... http://psr.sagepub.com/content/11/4/303.abstract http://psr.sagepub.com/content/11/4/303.abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624962/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3624962/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195474/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195474/