RT Book, Section A1 Kandel, Eric R. A1 Koester, John D. A1 Mack, Sarah H. A1 Siegelbaum, Steven A. SR Print(0) ID 1193100477 T1 Decision-Making and Consciousness T2 Principles of Neural Science, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259642234 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193100477 RD 2024/03/29 AB IN THE EARLIER CHAPTERS, WE HAVE SEEN how sensory input is transformed into neural activity that is then processed by the brain to give rise to immediate percepts and how those percepts can be stored as short- and long-term memories (Chapters 52, 53, 54). We have also examined in detail how movement is controlled by the spinal cord and brain. Here, we begin to consider one of the most challenging aspects of neuroscience: the transformation of sensory input to motor output through the higher-order cognitive process of decision-making. In doing so, we are afforded a glimpse of the building blocks of higher thought and consciousness.