Insensitivity to future consequences following damage to human prefrontal cortex

@article{Bechara1994InsensitivityTF,
  title={Insensitivity to future consequences following damage to human prefrontal cortex},
  author={Antoine Bechara and Antonio R. Damasio and Hanna Damasio and Steven W. Anderson},
  journal={Cognition},
  year={1994},
  volume={50},
  pages={7-15}
}
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