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 University of Exeter press release: Campaigns designed to stop young people “bolting” drinks can be ineffective and can even make them more likely to do it, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of…
From the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania press release: A popular theory in recent neuroscience proposes that slow development of the prefrontal cortex — and its weak connectivity with brain reward regions…
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 Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Have you ever faced the daunting task of deciding what gift to give a significant other, friend or relative? And once you finally find a gift, will it…
From the University of California – Los Angeles press release: Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people make rational decisions and others, impulsive and reckless…
From the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) press release: Pregnancy and parenting are major psychological events in the life of any individual. Having a baby may be a reason why we change our risk attitudes. According…
From the Frontiers press release: A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology provides scientific proof to show that drivers who follow another car to a destination are more likely to drive…
From the Elsevier press release: Life is a series of choices. Every time you make a decision, there is a possibility that things won’t go as expected (risk) or that something bad will happen (loss).…
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Psychologically, loss is known to cause about twice as much pain as pleasure caused by similar gain. However, earlier studies focusing on how prior outcomes affect subsequent…