The Neurobiology of Intuition

In this engaging talk, Daniel Kahneman outlines his main argument in Thinking, Fast and Slow.

The book and the talk are full of insights into the power and limitations of human thought. However, he misses an opportunity to make a stronger case by willfully ignoring neurobiology. Outlining the neurobiological mechanisms underlying human thought and behavior is not necessary; it is an additional, powerful class of evidence.

I have made a contribution to this topic by co-proposing the SPEED Model. The SPEED Model describes the neurobiology of procedural learning and procedural expertise. Procedural behavioral can be considered a manifestation of intuition. In addition to explaining and predicting behavioral phenomenon, SPEED model propose a neurobiological mechanism linking learning and automatcity.