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Area of brain associated with spatial awareness and planning actions also plays crucial role in decision making

Neuroscience NewsJuly 11, 2019

The posterior parietal cortex, an area of the brain implicated in spatial awareness, plays a critical role in visual decision making.... Read More...

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How the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad ones

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2019

The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) appears to play a significant role in our ability to make decisions. A network connecting the OFC and nucleus accumbens translates negative outcomes into values, while the OFC-amygdala circuit helps stabilize action values.... Read More...

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How to train your brain to have lucid dreams

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2019

A sleep researcher shares the secrets for training your brain to experience lucid dreams.... Read More...

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Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Neuroscience NewsJune 15, 2019

Choice overload can have negative consequences, a new study reveals. ... Read More...

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The neuroscience of terrorism: How researchers convinced a group of radicals to let them scan their brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 13, 2019

A new neuroimaging study provides an insight into the neurobiology of those willing to commit terrorist acts. Researchers consider the psychological and social factors which also contribute to radicalization, and discuss how inclusive societies could help in the fight against political violence.... Read More...

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‘Mindreading’ neurons capable of having expectations about the behavior of the others

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2019

Simulation neurons found in the amygdala allow animals to reconstruct the mental state of social partners and predict intentions. Dysfunction in these newly identified neurons may be involved in disorders associated with social behavioral problems, such as autism and social anxiety.... Read More...

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Exploring the science of decision-making

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

When faced with complex choices, people show bursts of exploration before settling into preferred options of higher value. ... Read More...

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How we make complex decisions

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2019

When making complex decisions, the brain performs two computations using distributed network areas in the frontal cortex. ... Read More...

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Scientists locate brain area where value decisions are made: Mouse study

Neuroscience NewsMay 9, 2019

The retrosplenial cortex plays a vital role in value-based decision making. ... Read More...

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To boldly go or anxiously hang back? Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2019

Inhibiting VIP interneurons disrupts medial prefrontal cortex representations of anxiety-related information which drive avoidance behaviors. ... Read More...

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When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

People are more confident in decisions, and execute choices more quickly, if they are chasing a reward. However, we become more flexible in our decisions when trying to avoid a negative outcome.... Read More...

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Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2019

A study of macaque monkeys reveals low-intensity ultrasound can both generate and suppress signalling in the brain and modulate normal function. The ultrasonic stimulation alters counterfactual thinking, allowing the ability to decide upon a better alternative in decision-making tasks.... Read More...

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Area of brain associated with spatial awareness and planning actions also plays crucial role in decision making

How the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad ones

How to train your brain to have lucid dreams

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Exploring the science of decision-making

How we make complex decisions

Scientists locate brain area where value decisions are made: Mouse study

To boldly go or anxiously hang back? Mouse Study

When it comes to learning, what’s better: The carrot or the stick?

Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain