FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2022·4 min readThe Brain Applies Data Compression for Decision-MakingThe brain maximizes performance while minimizing cost by using data compression to help optimize decision-making.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 4, 2022·3 min readDecisive People Don’t Make Better DecisionsDecisive people may be more confident in their choices, but that does not mean they are better at making decisions than the rest of us.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 30, 2022·3 min readDon’t Think Twice About Changing Your MindSometimes, changing your mind about an initial decision can lead to a better overall outcome and success.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2022·5 min readExplore or Exploit: How Our Brains Make ChoicesStudy explores brain activity in primates and humans when presented with a choice between one option that maximizes information and another which prioritizes reward during decision making.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2022·6 min readNeurons That Encode the Outcomes of ActionsStriosomes, a collection of neurons in the brain's striatum, help with decision-making that requires the evaluation of risks and benefits.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 31, 2022·5 min readPeople Are Fast and Accurate When Making High-Value DecisionsWhen choosing between high-value items, people's decisions tend to be faster and more accurate.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 20, 2022·3 min readCannabis Use Produces Persistent Cognitive ImpairmentsCannabis use leads to cognitive impairments that extend beyond the period of intoxication.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2022·6 min readWhy We Feel Confident About Decisions We MakeA new computational model found decisions people are most likely to feel right about are a result of the attentional effort to consciously weigh up different options.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 30, 2021·4 min readCan an Accent Influence Moral Decision-Making?When presented with a moral decision in their native language by people with a foreign accent, people tend to make more rational decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 3, 2021·3 min readPandemic Worriers Shown to Have Impaired General Cognitive AbilitiesResearchers say the COVID pandemic has had an impact on people's cognitive abilities and risk perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2021·4 min readTracking the Neurons That Make Us SocialThe motivation to invest in social interactions is closely linked to the reward system via the activation of dopaminergic neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2021·4 min readHow Value Decisions Are Coded Into Our BrainsPersistency allows value signals to be most efficiently coded across the brain, specifically in the retrosplenial cortex.Read More
