{"id":11498,"date":"2026-10-16T23:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/?page_id=11498"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:25:52","slug":"neurobiology-of-decision-making-tashkent-2026-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/?page_id=11498&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Neurobiology of Decision-Making \u2014 Aygul Nasibullina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aygul Nasibullina explaining material beside the presentation screen \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-cover.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What lies behind our choices? Aygul Nasibullina explains how emotions, stress and accumulated experience contribute to decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 10, 2026 \u00b7 Tashkent, Uzbekistan \u00b7 Talk in Russian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 10, 2026, Uzum University in Tashkent hosted Aygul Nasibullina&#8217;s talk, Why We Act the Way We Do: The Neurobiology of Decision-Making. The event was organised by Uzum University together with Digital October and delivered in Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The neurophysiologist and Skoltech researcher explored decision-making through clinical cases and the workings of brain systems. The presentation paid particular attention to stress and to events preceding a choice, across timescales ranging from minutes to years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1w8-hk8D0h1qdsBliyY_p0dHTn5os3CSg\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#074197\">View presentation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How do emotions interact with decision-making processes?<\/li>\n<li>What can clinical cases tell us about how the brain works?<\/li>\n<li>How do stress and previous experience influence our choices?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Clinical examples connected the work of the brain&#8217;s frontal regions with behaviour and decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>The presentation examined interactions between the cortex and the limbic system.<\/li>\n<li>The effects of stress on choice were discussed across different timescales, from a person&#8217;s current state to long-term experience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uzum University, 132A Kichik Beshagach Street, Tashkent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Event time: 18:30 \u00b7 UZT (UTC+5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11415\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wide view of the lecture on the neurobiology of decision-making \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-01.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11417\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lecture at Uzum University \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-02.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11419\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Participants listening to the lecture at Uzum University \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-03.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11421\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aygul Nasibullina speaking beside the screen \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11329\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aygul Nasibullina at a flipchart \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-gallery-02.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11423\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aygul Nasibullina explaining a diagram on the screen \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-06.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11425\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A participant asking a question \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-07.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11427\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Discussion with a participant in the audience \u2014 Tashkent, 2026-09-10\" class=\"wp-image-11427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitaloctober.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/do-2026-tashkent-selected-gallery-08.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do emotion and stress shape decisions? Aygul Nasibullina&#8217;s talk at Uzum University, Tashkent, September 10, 2026. 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