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A Decision Making Model Based on Damasio’s Somatic Marker Hypothesis

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: A Decision Making Model Based on Damasio’s Somatic Marker Hypothesis.

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Study at a glance

Area
Other research
Study type
Observational study
Authors
Hoogendoorn M, Merk RJ, Treur J
Journal
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM 2009)
Year
2009
Protocol
computational simulation model

Key findings

  • Decisions are modeled as shaped by somatic markers acquired from past outcomes
  • Extends earlier work with markers that include specific goals and trade-offs
  • Simulation runs were performed on a fighter pilot scenario
  • Simulation results were formally verified against properties inspired by the hypothesis

A conference paper presenting a computational model of decision making based on Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis, which holds that feelings tied to body states, learned from past experience, steer choices. The model, written in the temporal rule language LEADSTO, includes somatic markers with specific goals and trade-offs between them. The authors apply it to fighter pilot decision making, run simulations, and formally check the results against properties derived from Damasio's theory.