From the Cell Press press release: There are many calculations at play in our minds when we make a decision, whether we are aware of them or not. Seventeenth-century mathematician Blaise Pascal first introduced the…
From the University of Zürich press release: Young adults have a natural sleep requirement of about 9 hours a day on average, older adults 7.5 hours. Many people in western societies, however, get considerably less…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain’s frontostriatal reward system, both during periods of rest and while performing…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we’re trying to decide which cell phone case to buy or which hotel room to book, we often rely on the ratings and reviews of others to…
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool highlights the usefulness of Video Game Players (VGPs) as unmanned aircraft operators. The move to significant automation has been a feature of…
From the University of Utah press release: Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience and that ambivalence can have negative consequences for health and well-being. Now a new…
From the University of Chicago press release: If you could save the lives of five people by pushing another bystander in front of a train to his death, would you do it? And should it make…
From the University of Oklahoma press release: A University of Oklahoma professor, Edward T. Cokely, shows that informed decision making depends on the ability to accurately evaluate and understand information about risk in a newly published…
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: Columbia scientists have identified the brain’s ‘aha!’ moment — that flash in time when you suddenly become aware of information, such as knowing the answer to…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Many studies of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) use tasks that involve monetary rewards or losses to examine individual decision-making vis-à-vis alcohol and other substance use. Yet drinking typically…