Neural correlates of dual decision processes: A network-based meta-analysis

Abstract

It is well-received that human decision mechanism involves two processes: intuition and deliberation, which is also known as faster system 1 and slower system 2. A large volume of research has used this mechanism to interpret human decision behavior and the activation of associated bran regions in different scenarios. Recently, a trend of brain image research is to focus not on the role of individual brain areas but on the network of area connectivity. The purpose of this research is hence to explore how different brain regions are connected when these different decision processes are activated. In particular, we conduct a meta-analysis to build new knowledge on existing published primary research to construct neural networks associated with these dual processes. The social network analysis is used for this meta-analysis and results will be reported.