Synopsis
This episode takes a journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.
- Programme: The Brain with David Eagleman
- Episode: 04: How Do I Decide?
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | How the mind works and processes information
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