PSYC 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Somatic Marker Hypothesis, Orbitofrontal Cortex, Playing Card
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Gut feeling/hunch often first clue for troops that avoid i. e. d. s (improvised explosive devices. Maybe small differences in how brain processes images, reads emotions, and manages stress. Ex army green berets and navy seals have same cortisol spike in threatening situations as less trained soldiers. Speed that brain reads + interprets sensations like feelings in body and body language central to avoiding threats. Emotions help us solve a problem before we"re conscious of it. Troops foiled more than half ieds ex decoy bomb seen, soldier saw block of concrete that was too symmetrical" and it turned out real bomb was in it. Ppl best at ied detection had knowledge gained thru experience; many had good depth perception, ability to stay focused for long time, anamoly detection (ex picking out weird shapes in complex background) Experiment: students pick out figures of ppl or cars that flashed on a screen;
