FeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2017·5 min readSimple Tasks Don’t Test Brain’s True ComplexityThe brain's ability to use approximate probabilistic inference can not be studied by simple tasks that are not well suited to expose the inferential computations that make the brain special, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 6, 2017·5 min readSequential Options Prompt Future Thinking and Boost PatienceAccording to researchers, people are better able to exercise patience and better imagine future outcomes when framing choices as a sequence of events.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2017·4 min readHow Neurons Use Crowdsourcing to Make DecisionsResearchers investigate how neurons work together to help us make decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2017·2 min readWhat Makes a Movement Feel Strenuous?Researchers say understanding how we estimate moment effort is necessary to understand how we make decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2017·4 min readResearchers Predict Cognitive Dissonance By Looking At Brain ActivityA new study uncovers the mechanism behind cognitive dissonance.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 15, 2017·4 min readAdolescent Impatience Increases As Testosterone RisesA new study reveals the influence testosterone levels play in adolescent decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2017·4 min readNew Role Discovered For Brain RegionResearchers implicate the thalamus in focusing attention during decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2017·5 min readThe Impossibility of ImmoralityAccording to researchers, by default, we tend to view immoral acts as if they were simply impossible.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 31, 2017·4 min readMental Shortcuts, Not Emotion, Guide Irrational DecisionsIrrational decision making may be due to a lack of mental effort rather than emotions, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 18, 2017·4 min readFor A Modest Personality Trait, ‘Intellectual Humility’ Packs A PunchBeing intellectually humble improves ability to make decisions and increases tolerance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 9, 2017·5 min readHard Choices? Ask Your Brain’s DopamineAccording to a new study, changing dopamine levels is sufficient to alter upcoming decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2017·3 min readPupil Signals Uncertainty During Decision MakingPupil dilation is at its largest when people are most uncertain about their situation, a new study reports.Read More
