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·December 10, 2024·7 min read

Brain’s Quit-or-Wait Dilemma: How We Decide to Persist or Move On

New research sheds light on how the brain's prefrontal cortex evaluates whether to persist or quit in uncertain situations. Using tasks mimicking real-life dilemmas, researchers found that different brain regions influence patience and adaptability.

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·November 11, 2024·5 min read

Mental Exhaustion Drives Aggressive Behavior

Prolonged mental fatigue can lead to increased aggression and uncooperative behavior due to changes in the brain’s frontal cortex. This area, crucial for decision-making, starts to show “local sleep” activity patterns, typically associated with rest.

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·August 21, 2024·5 min read

Neuroticism Alters How Personality Affects Self-Control

Personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to higher self-control, while neuroticism can weaken this effect, especially in specific types of self-control like resisting temptation or initiating proactive behaviors. A study involving 480 military cadets reveals that neuroticism moderates the relationship between other personality traits and self-control, suggesting that the interaction effects differ based on the type of self-control. These findings could inform strategies for selecting individuals for roles requiring high self-control and designing interventions for personal growth.

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·March 5, 2024·4 min read

Self-Control, Not Impulsivity, Paves the Way to Power

Self-control, rather than impulsivity, often leads individuals to attain power. The research involved seven experiments with 3,500 participants, demonstrating that individuals exhibiting high levels of self-control were perceived as more powerful and suitable for leadership roles.

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·July 13, 2023·4 min read

Aggression Is A Result of Self-Control, Not Lack Thereof

A new study contests the belief that aggression stems from poor self-control. Instead, it suggests that aggression is often a deliberate, controlled act, inflicted to maximize retribution.

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·October 31, 2022·6 min read

Low Sense of Personal Control Increases People’s Affinity for Tighter, Rules-Based Culture

Those who feel they lack personal control over their lives tend to prefer a culture that imposes order. In turn, these "tighter" cultures perpetuate their existence by reducing a person's sense of individual control and increase their sense of collective control.

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·October 11, 2022·6 min read

New Study Undermines the Theory That Depressed People Are Just More Realistic

"Depressive realism", a theory that has been touted since the late 1970s, states those with depression are more realistic in how they judge the control they have over their lives. A new study says the evidence is not there to sustain this old theory.

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·August 15, 2022·2 min read

A Connection Between a ‘Calm Mind’ and Better Capacity for Self-Control

People with greater self-control have calmer minds, which in itself generates fewer distractions from stimuli.

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·August 10, 2022·4 min read

New Insights on the Significance of Willpower to Self-Control

It takes willpower to implement temptation-avoidance strategies, researchers report.

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·July 11, 2022·2 min read

How Preschoolers’ Brains Develop Self-Control

Maturation of brain networks in children was associated with improved inhibitory control, a new study reports.

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·March 23, 2022·4 min read

Arts Activities May Improve Self-Control and Reduce Antisocial Behavior Among Teenagers

Participating in artistic or culturally enriching activities such as acting and dance, or attending concerts reduces a teenager's risk of antisocial or criminal activities, a new study reveals.

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·November 1, 2021·4 min read

Boosting Human Mental Function With Brain Stimulation

A new method that merged artificial intelligence with electrical brain stimulation improved brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility.