Neuroscientists Decipher Procrastination: A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for Later
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Neuroscientists at Kyoto University discovered the brain mechanism behind procrastination by studying monkeys performing reward-based tasks with unpleasant consequences like air blasts to the face. They found that a specific neural circuit between the ventral striatum and ventral pallidum acts as a motivational brake, sending inhibitory signals when anticipating uncomfortable experiences even when rewards are present.
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