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·October 7, 2016·4 min read

Do We Really Have A Choice?

Researchers have found evidence that challenges the intuitive division between a ‘deciding’ and a ‘responding’ stage in decision making.

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·September 28, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain Decides Between Effort and Reward

A new study reports on how our brain decides if performing a certain task is worth the effort.

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·September 20, 2016·5 min read

Newly Discovered Neural Connections May Be Linked to Emotional Decision Making

Researchers have discovered connections withing the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas that control decision making, movement and emotion. They believe cells within the network could also be potential targets for Parkinson's disease.

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·September 17, 2016·3 min read

Fish Lose Their Unique Personalities When They Go To ‘School’

Despite having individual personalities, researchers report that differences get suppressed when fish are in a group.

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·August 15, 2016·3 min read

How Overconfidence Can Lead to Poor Decision Making

A new study provides insight into how overconfidence can lead to poor decision making.

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·July 27, 2016·5 min read

Neural Circuits Involved in Making Risky Decisions Identified

Researchers have uncovered what goes on in our brains when we are faced with the decision to take a risk or play it safe.

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·July 19, 2016·4 min read

In Gauging and Correcting Errors, Brain Plays Confidence Game

A new study provides insights into the hierarchical nature of how we make choices over extended periods of time, ranging from medical diagnoses and treatment to the strategies we use to invest our money.

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·July 13, 2016·5 min read

What “Free Will” Looks Like in the Brain

A new study pinpoints he areas of the brain involved in decision-making and action.

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·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Associated With Abnormal Brain Development

Children who were prenatally exposed to cannabis had a thicker prefrontal cortex than those who were not exposed to the drug while their mothers were pregnant.

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·June 16, 2016·6 min read

Impaired Decision Making May Contribute to Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s

Researchers report some with Parkinson's disease could have a form of impaired decision making that may contribute to the movement problems associated with the disease.