Definitionv1DF-146
Somatic marker hypothesis
emotions are not just distorters of good decision-making — they are necessary components of it - the theory that emotions provide necessary pre-conscious signals that bias attention toward or away from certain options before deliberate analysis begins
Why This Is a Definition
This defines 'somatic marker hypothesis' by establishing its genus (neurological theory of emotion), differentia (emotions as necessary components rather than obstacles), and specifying the operational mechanism (pre-conscious attention biasing) that distinguishes it from simple error sources.