Deliberation is a controllable process governed by desirability and cognitive effort
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Desirability and effort are fundamental objectives that drive human and animal behavior. Information processing accounts of decision-making do not consider biologically plausible objectives and thus fail to explain what tunes deliberation. Here, we propose a novel theory where deliberation is a controllable process governed by desirability and cognitive effort. This theoretical model captures classic decision phenomena while the emergent process bears a striking resemblance to complex neural dynamics.
Source: Journal of Neurophysiology
Authors: Jan A. Calalo, Seth R. Sullivan, Nicholas R. Muscara, John Buggeln, Truc Ngo, Matthew R. Short, Michael J. Carter, Isaac Kurtzer, Joshua G. A. Cashaback
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7171528358