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. 2017 Oct 11;96(2):250-252.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.09.045.

Obsessing about Uncertainty?

Jacqueline Scholl  1 , Matthew F S Rushworth  2
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Obsessing about Uncertainty?

Jacqueline Scholl et al. Neuron. .
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Abstract

A striking observation in obsessive-compulsive disorder is that patients know that their obsessions and compulsions are excessive, but their symptoms nevertheless persist. Drawing on computational models from basic neuroscience, Vaghi and colleagues (2017) suggest a quantitative account of this clinical finding.

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