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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 22, 2021·6 min readFeast or Forage: Study Finds Circuit That Helps a Brain DecideA new study reveals the complex architecture of a decision-making circuit in the brains of C. elegans that prompts them to forage for food or stop once a source has been found.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 3, 2021·5 min readOur Brains May Think Two Steps Ahead When Trying to Sway OthersStudy reveals how the brain utilizes forward-thinking when we try to influence others or gain social control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2021·5 min readWhen and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size 3,000 Years Ago?A new study reports human brain size decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago, and the brain shrinkage parallels the expansion of collective intelligence in human societies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2021·4 min readWhat Happens in Your Brain When You Make a Decision?Researchers examine the neuroscience behind why we make certain decisions when faced with multiple choices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 15, 2021·5 min readHow the Brain Deals With UncertaintyHow do we make decisions during times when we are uncertain? A new study may have clues. Researchers identified a specific set of neurons that prevent the brain from using unreliable information when faced with decision-making.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 30, 2021·5 min readOur Choices May Be Making Us More IndividualisticSalient choice alone can have a powerful range of psychological effects, including the personal empowerment of an individual.Read More
