From the University College London press release: Minute-to-minute fluctuations in human brain activity, linked to changing levels of dopamine, impact whether we make risky decisions, finds a new UCL study. The findings, published in the Proceedings…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UCLA and the University of Texas published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor’s note: The source…
From the University of Houston press release: It’s not just fake news. As social networks have become bigger players in shaping opinions about partisan elections, new research suggests that subtle differences in the way the…
From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: A good employer values job applicants with well-developed analytical skills, such as the ability to perceive and interpret information, analyse and assess arguments, and…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: When making a complex decision, we often break the problem down into a series of smaller decisions. For example, when deciding how to treat a patient, a…
From the University of California – San Diego press release: Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences. Senior…
From the Boston College press release: Opposites may attract and drive each other a little crazy, but, together, they can make satisfactory decisions despite their divergent attitudes, according to a Boston College researcher who led…
From the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute press release: A study of older Australians has found a morning bout of moderate-intensity exercise improves cognitive performance like decision-making across the day compared to prolonged sitting without…
From the Santa Fe Institute press release: In nature, group decisions are often a matter of life or death. At first glance, the way certain groups of animals like minnows branch off into smaller sub-groups…
From the Dartmouth College press release: When it comes to making moral decisions, we often think of the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Yet, why we make…