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·May 20, 2021·4 min read

Independent of IQ, “Decision Acuity” Predicts Broad Range of Decision-Making Abilities

Independent of IQ, decision acuity predicted performance in decision-making tasks. This factored higher in older adults and increased in light of parental education.

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·May 12, 2021·4 min read

How Imperfect Memory Causes Poor Choices

When faced with having to make good choices, we often forget the option we like best and tend to be swayed by what we remember.

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·March 28, 2021·4 min read

Teens Ignore Advice, but Only When They Know Better

Teens are more likely to ignore advice than younger children, but only when the advice offered is bad. This is because teens are better at judging their own decisions, researchers say. The findings reveal the development of metacognition may be a key driver of developing independence during teenage years.

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·March 21, 2021·2 min read

‘Hunger Hormone’ Ghrelin Affects Monetary Decision Making

Higher levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin predict a greater preference for smaller, immediate financial rewards over larger, delayed financial rewards.

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·March 10, 2021·4 min read

Making Decisions Based on How We Feel About Memories, Not Accuracy

Objective and subjective memories function independently and involve different areas of the brain. People who make decisions based on subjective memory rely more on how they feel about the memory than on the accuracy of the details.

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·March 4, 2021·5 min read

Can’t Solve a Riddle? The Answer Might Lie in Knowing What Doesn’t Work

Knowing when your train of thought is off track is central to finding the correct answer while problem-solving.

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·February 11, 2021·5 min read

Learning by Observation Reduces Cognitive Bias

When people observe others making decisions, they often end up making better decisions themselves.

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·February 10, 2021·4 min read

How Messenger Substances Influence Individual Decision-Making

The ratio of GABA and glutamate affect long and short-term strategic decision-making in a different manner.

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·January 25, 2021·8 min read

Watching Decision Making in the Brain

A newly developed system allowed researchers to visualize, in real-time, how the brain embarks on the decision making process.

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·December 15, 2020·6 min read

Tapping Gamers to Learn How People Problem-Solve

Hexxed, a new mobile game, is helping researchers find out how humans use strategies to solve problems, and how that differs from AI problem-solving abilities.

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·December 2, 2020·5 min read

A Modified Game of ‘Chicken’ Reveals What Happens in the Brain During Decision-Making

During decision-making tasks, activation of two brain areas in rhesus macaques mirrors the same regions as in humans. The findings shed light on the neurobiological basis of cooperation and social interactions during decision-making tasks.