{"682165":{"#nid":"682165","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"During decision-making, brain shows multiple distinct subtypes of activity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBrain imaging research may be grappling with a fresh challenge. Scanning the brain of a single person can reveal the areas they use to complete a task, although the exact pattern differs from person to person. But averaging the results across many people\u2014as scientists often do\u2014fails to capture some important nuances, a new functional MRI (fMRI)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-57115-y\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E suggests.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe brain tackles decision-making tasks in particular through several different categories of brain activity, rather than a single one, according to the study, published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E in February by a team that includes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E researchers. Across three decision-making tasks, participants\u2019 brains differentially activated and suppressed various regions and networks in ways that could be grouped into distinct categories, or subtypes, highlighting the variability of neural signatures during behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBrain imaging research may be grappling with a fresh challenge. Scanning the brain of a single person can reveal the areas they use to complete a task, although the exact pattern differs from person to person. But averaging the results across many people\u2014as scientists often do\u2014fails to capture some important nuances, a new functional MRI (fMRI)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-57115-y\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E suggests.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe brain tackles decision-making tasks in particular through several different categories of brain activity, rather than a single one, according to the study, published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E in February by a team that includes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E researchers. Across three decision-making tasks, participants\u2019 brains differentially activated and suppressed various regions and networks in ways that could be grouped into distinct categories, or subtypes, highlighting the variability of neural signatures during behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-05-01 17:10:56","changed_gmt":"2025-05-02 14:44:56","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Transmitter","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.thetransmitter.org\/behavior\/during-decision-making-brain-shows-multiple-distinct-subtypes-of-activity\/","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"192253","name":"cos-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}