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·April 13, 2023·5 min read

One Brain, Multiple and Simultaneous Alternative Decision Strategies

When it comes to decision-making, rather than committing to a single strategy, the brain computes multiple decision strategies simultaneously.

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·April 6, 2023·4 min read

How Our Brain Makes New Decisions

Researchers have identified a mechanism within the brain that underlies when we apply stored knowledge to novel decision-making situations.

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·March 23, 2023·4 min read

Where Does Your Brain Want to Have Lunch?

The pre-supplementary motor area plays a critical role in decision-making, especially when deciding between inconsequential options.

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·March 14, 2023·3 min read

Looking To AI for Decision-Making in Extreme Situations

Researchers are investigating the use of AI technology in complex decision-making situations with the goal to identify the best human attributes artificial intelligence can mimic when faced with making difficult decisions in extreme situations.

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·March 9, 2023·3 min read

Replaying Experiences Can Help Future Decision Making

When it's more helpful to think ahead, people rely on the memories of previous experiences to help make choices.

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·January 7, 2023·3 min read

Decision-Making vs Mood: Can Implicit Confidence Markers Be Related to Mood States in Healthy Adults?

In healthy adults, daily fluctuations in mood do not affect confidence in decision-making.

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·December 13, 2022·5 min read

Eye Movements Hold Clues to How We Make Decisions

How quickly our eyes dart when faced with a range of options gives new clues about how we make decisions.

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·October 30, 2022·5 min read

Teenage Brains: What Is Happening and Why It Leads to More Risky Behaviors

Decision-making requires two different brain areas that mature at different times during the teenage years. This may help parents understand why their teens are more prone to making risky decisions.

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·October 14, 2022·5 min read

Too Much Motivation Affects Our Decision-Making

Motivation influences neural networks associated with perception and impacts our decision-making skills.

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·October 5, 2022·7 min read

Do You Act Before You Think or Think Before You Act?

Even though people engage in seemingly impulsive decision-making, they may actually be predisposed to curtail it.

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·September 14, 2022·3 min read

Moral Illusions May Alter Our Behavior

Moral illusions can fool our decision-making, making us more selfish, a new study reveals.

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·July 11, 2022·4 min read

Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity and Decision-Making Skills

Video game players are faster and more accurate in their responses, and excel at decision-making tasks. The differences in accuracy and reaction time correlated with enhanced brain activity.