Soup or Salad? Decision Making in the Brain @BrainFactsorg

Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Behind all our decisions is a hardworking prefrontal cortex.

Listen to “Soup or Salad: Decision-Making in the Brain,” a song that dives into how we evaluate options and suppress distractions to make decisions — like whether to choose a soup or salad at dinner.

This is a video from the 2025 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

Created by GiGi Helling

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