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  "id": 6643625,
  "title": "How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/how-the-brain-keeps-its-options-straight-at-decision-time",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T21:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-options-straight-decision.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study by neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory shows how the brain encodes information throughout the decision-making process to keep options clearly in mind and ensure that chosen and unchosen options are remembered.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}