Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 13, 2026

08:30
Operant Procedures for Assessing Behavioral Flexibility in Rats
Published on: February 15, 2015
Just a little (lateral prefrontal) patience
1Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. kable@psych.upenn.edu
Nature Neuroscience
|April 28, 2010
Summary
No abstract available in PubMed .
Related Concept Videos
Lateralization
Brain lateralization refers to the division of mental processes and functions between the two hemispheres of the brain, a phenomenon that optimizes neural efficiency and underpins complex abilities in humans. This specialization allows each hemisphere to perform tasks where it has a comparative advantage, facilitating more refined cognitive capabilities across different domains.
Reason and Intuition
The human brain processes information for decision-making using one of two routes: an intuitive system and a rational system (Epstein, 1994; popularized by Kahneman, 2011 as System 1 and System 2, respectively). The intuitive system is quick, impulsive, and operates with minimal effort, relying on emotions or habits to provide cues for what to do next, while the rational system is logical, analytical, deliberate, and methodical. Research in neuropsychology suggests that the brain can only use...

