{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"\ud83c\udfaf Hedging Your Bets: How the Brain Blends Competing Goals","description":"\ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udd00 Blend, Switch, Pursue: How the Brain Juggles Goals Must we choose one goal at a time? Apparently not. A fascinating Nature study suggests the brain continuously blends competing goals. \ud83c\udfaf Using control theory and human intracranial recordings, investigators reveal a striking division of labor: \ud83e\udded hippocampus estimates and updates the policy state, \ud83d\udd00 anterior cingulate cortex anticipates major switches, and \u2696\ufe0f orbitofrontal cortex provides value context. A compelling bridge between engineering, neuroscience, and real-world executive behavior. \ud83e\udde0\u2699\ufe0f ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42414150\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205040915"}