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Humans have two primary systems of acquiring knowledge: intuition, a fast and unconscious reflex; and reason, a slow and deliberate process.<ref>Kahneman, 2011</ref> Each of these dual cognitive methods is designed to interface with a specific type of information,<ref>Darlow & Sloman, 2010</ref> and are thus connected to different parts of the mind. The neural circuitry of intuition (the amygdala, basal ganglia and lateral temporal cortex)<ref>Lieberman, 2003</ref> is linked to circuitry related to working memory, motor control, attention, perception, and emotionality.<ref>Ramezanpour & Fallah, 2022</ref><ref>Roozendaal et al., 2009</ref><ref>Schacter et al., 2020</ref>
Humans have two primary systems of acquiring knowledge: ''intuition'', a fast and unconscious reflex; and ''logic'', a slow and deliberate process.<ref>Kahneman, 2011</ref> Each of these dual cognitive methods is designed to interface with a specific type of information,<ref>Darlow & Sloman, 2010</ref> and are thus connected to different parts of the mind. The neural circuitry of intuition (the amygdala, basal ganglia and lateral temporal cortex)<ref>Lieberman, 2003</ref> is linked to circuitry related to working memory, motor control, attention, perception, and emotionality.<ref>Ramezanpour & Fallah, 2022</ref><ref>Roozendaal et al., 2009</ref><ref>Schacter et al., 2020</ref> Meanwhile, the neural circuitry of reason (anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), prefrontal cortex, and the medial temporal lobe including the hippocampus)<ref>Lieberman, 2003</ref> is linked to circuitry related to long-term memory recall, executive function, and complex decision-making.<ref>Aharoni et al., 2013</ref><ref>Friedman & Robbins, 2021</ref>


== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
* Aharoni, E., Vincent, G. M., Harenski, C. L., Calhoun, V. D., Sinnott-Armstrong, W., Gazzaniga, M. S., & Kiehl, K. A. (2013). Neuroprediction of future rearrest. ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110''(15), 6223–6228. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1219302110
* Darlow, A. L., & Sloman, S. A. (2010). Two systems of reasoning: architecture and relation to emotion. ''Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science'', 1(3), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.34
* Darlow, A. L., & Sloman, S. A. (2010). Two systems of reasoning: architecture and relation to emotion. ''Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science'', 1(3), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.34
* Friedman, N. P., & Robbins, T. W. (2021). The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function. ''Neuropsychopharmacology, 47''(47), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01132-0
* Kahneman, D. (2011). ''Thinking, Fast and Slow''. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
* Kahneman, D. (2011). ''Thinking, Fast and Slow''. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
* Lieberman, M. D. (2003). Reflexive and reflective judgment processes: A social cognitive neuroscience approach. ''Social Judgments: Implicit and Explicit Processes''.
* Lieberman, M. D. (2003). Reflexive and reflective judgment processes: A social cognitive neuroscience approach. ''Social Judgments: Implicit and Explicit Processes''.