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·July 6, 2020

Dopamine Neurons Mull Over Your Options

Dopamine neurons in the brain regulate internal processes of economic decision making, evaluating available options, and identifying the most preferable outcome. Read More

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·July 6, 2020

Motherhood Overrides the Brain’s Decision-Making

The infralimbic system priorities caring for offspring and promotes maternal behavior in rats. Read More

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·June 2, 2020

New technique shows how decisions light up the brain

COSMOS, a newly developed optical technique, can simultaneously record the activity of neurons across the entire top surface of a mouse's cerebral cortex. Read More

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·May 12, 2020

Why visual perception is a decision process

Prediction errors play a role in the context of dynamic perceptual events that take place within fractions of a second. Findings support the hypothesis that visual perception occurs as a result of a decision process. Read More

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·April 21, 2020

People may know the best decision, and not make it

Findings counter the belief that people make less than optimal choices because they just don't know a better solution. Read More

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·April 2, 2020

Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making

Memory encoding processes important for decision making begin in the basolateral amygdala. The basolateral amygdala then creates cellular memories in the nucleus accumbens. The findings shed light on the learned connection between stimuli and reward. Read More

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·March 28, 2020

Eye movements precede hand movements in two-pronged decision-making processes

Eye movements distinguish between "go" and "no go" actions early in the decision-making process, before the hand even starts to move. Read More

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·March 10, 2020

Junk food orders up trouble for young brains

Everyone knows consuming junk food is bad for your health, but a new study reveals it could also be bad for developing brain health. Excessive consumption of calorie-dense foods can lead to changes in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex, including altering dopamine signaling and inhibition. Read More

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·March 2, 2020

On eve of Super Tuesday, study sheds light on how people make choices

When those around you are indecisive, it can have a big influence on your own choices. Read More

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·February 27, 2020

How does the brain put decisions in context?

The anterior lateral motor cortex appears to play a significant role in context-based decision making. Read More

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·February 27, 2020

Being uncertain about a choice makes a change-of-mind more likely

Changes of mind could be caused by heightened uncertainty about an initial decision. Read More

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·February 20, 2020

Decision time predicts the risk of depression relapse

Findings reveal it is possible to predict the risk of a person with MDD lapsing back into depression after stopping antidepressants. Those who relapse take longer to decide how much effort to invest for a reward. Read More

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