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Functional imaging to uncover willful brain behavior in noncommunicative patients.

Functional imaging to uncover willful brain behavior in noncommunicative patients Functional neuroimaging probes the regional distribution of neuronal activity, opening a window on brain dysfunction. This opportunity is particularly suited to the evaluation of disorders of consciousness (DOC), which are not reliably assessed by clinical observation and behavioral testing. The article by Monti e...

Willful modulation of brain activity in disorders of consciousness.

BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis of disorders of consciousness is challenging. The rate of misdiagnosis is approximately 40%, and new methods are required to complement bedside testing, particularly if the patient's capacity to show behavioral signs of awareness is diminished. METHODS At two major referral centers in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Liege, Belgium, we performed a study inv...

Willful Ignorance in a World of Biased Misinformation

Suppose individuals face a claim of uncertain validity and can only obtain more information from sources known to sometimes report biased misinformation for or against the claim. In such an environment, it is optimal for Bayesian expected utility maximizers to select the source biased toward their current behavior even if they know that source more frequently reports misinformation than an oppo...

Does Willful Ignorance Deflect Punishment? – An Experimental Study

This paper studies whether people can avoid punishment by remaining willfully ignorant about possible negative consequences of their actions for others. We employ a laboratory experiment, using modified dictator games in which a dictator can remain willfully ignorant about the payoff consequences of his decision for a receiver. A third party can punish the dictator after observing the dictator’...