MAKING SENSIBLE DECISIONS AND CARRYING OUT SENSIBLE ACTIONS: Humans do this using our ‘Executive Functions’ – nothing to do with chief executive officers – everything to do with human ability to carry out (execute) actions, plans, thoughts, analysis, information processing based on our experience, knowledge and judgment about the effects of our actions. This helpful flow-chart is from Chapter 8, ‘Problems with Common Sense’ in my book ‘Your Brain in Sickness and in Health’.