title: Exploring the causal underpinnings of determination, resolve, and will.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Parvizi et al. (2013) show that mild electrical stimulation using depth electrodes in the brains in human patients reliably elicits a highly specific configuration of cognitive-emotional-motivational responses to persevere in the face of danger. The underlying mechanisms involve distributed networks, both cortical and subcortical.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: pschurchland@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Churchland
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male