What is the process the brain goes through when making decisions and choices?

Essentials Of Human Development
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Chapter8: Rites Of Passage: Physical And Cognitive Development During Adolescence
Section8.3: Information Processing During Adolescence
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What is the process the brain goes through when making decisions and choices? 

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Brain is the complex major organ composed of nerve cells. It has 3 parts: cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. Cerebrum is divided into two hemispheres and each of the hemisphere is made of four lobes.

Each lobes are responsible for specific functions. The frontal lobe is responsible for the control of personality, decision making and reasoning whereas the temporal lobe is responsible for memory, speech and sense of smell.

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