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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 2, 2017·4 min readTwo Brain Networks That Influence Decision Making DiscoveredResearchers have identified two distinct mechanisms in the brain that control the balance between accuracy and speed when making decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2017·4 min readHow the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s NotA new study sheds light on how the brain helps us to learn and make decisions in the real world.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 9, 2017·4 min readNew Model Predicts When People Are Willing To Try New ThingsResearchers have developed a new model that can predict when people are most likely to try out new products.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016·3 min readBrain Structure Best Explains Our Dwindling Tolerance of RiskA new study links risk aversion to changes in gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 13, 2016·4 min readHow Our Brains Are Biologically Tuned to Be Influenced by Confident PeopleThe brain automatically places more value on the opinions of people who appear to be confident, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2016·4 min readMapping the Neurological Processes of Learning and DecidingResearchers have mapped the neurological processes behind how new information can influence a person to change their mind, providing new insight into the mechanisms of learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 24, 2016·5 min readMouse Decision Making More Complex Than Once ThoughtA new study reports rodent brains rely on a cascade of neural signals to help the animal choose one direction over another.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 12, 2016·4 min readRock, Paper, Scissors: Why Your Own Brain Might Be Your Worst EnemyStrategy goes out the window the more you win or lose, making it harder to win the next time around, a new study reports.Read More
