The left front part of the brain restrains temptation

When you decide to save money and don't go to the supermarket anymore, or decide to go to the gym to exercise and not waste your time at home, can you control those temptations?

In a report published in the journal Nature of the UK on March 28, scientists from Columbia University (USA) said that when people have to face choices, special areas of the brain will develop The effect helps you curb temptation and focus on long-term benefits.

Specifically, the scientists selected 52 men around the age of 20, then experimented with brain stimulation, with the aim of understanding the ability of the brain to determine restraint of temptation. .

Scientists have divided the experiments into three groups. The results showed that, compared with the other two groups, the group where the left front part of the brain was stimulated always chose immediate benefits.

However, all three groups do not have a clear difference to the question 'Do you want to earn 20 USD for 2 weeks or 30 USD for 4 weeks?'

According to scientists, those whose left front part of the injured brain always choose immediate benefits.

Bernd Figner, a member of the research team, said: 'The front part of the brain is a part of development and is completed later in the brain. Usually it is only completed after the spring period, even at the beginning of adulthood. '

The results of the study explain why children, teens and some young people always have extreme actions, lack of restraint and easy temptation.