In a good mood? Maybe it's time for your next masterpiece
Your happiness and self-fulfillment might have a direct impact on how creative you are, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Nov 12, 2025
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Psychological Phenomena: News and Research on Thinking
MeSH tree: F02.463.785
Shared decision-making with a child's physician is less common for immigrant parents, finds study
For people who grew up in the United States, navigating health care can be complicated and intimidating, according to Sawsan Salah, a doctoral candidate in biobehavioral health at Penn State. Those complications may be magnified ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Uncertainty—not just social context—drives brain activity when we 'read the minds' of others, psychologists find
Imagine you are about to confront a friend about a hurtful comment she made and are trying to predict her response. Depending on what you know about your friend, you might infer that she will understand where you're coming ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Alcohol impacts decision-making in males more than females, findings suggest
Alcohol consumption is widely known to affect decision-making, but a recent study led by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso found that the extent of that impact may have something to do with the drinker's ...
Jul 2, 2025
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How do we reach decisions? Researchers pioneer AI method to uncover cognitive strategies
Researchers have long been interested in how humans and animals make decisions by focusing on trial-and-error behavior informed by recent information. However, the conventional frameworks for understanding these behaviors ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Listening to an avatar can make you more likely to gamble, with the amygdala playing a key role
Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain region called the amygdala is central to this facilitation, according to a study published in PLOS ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Study shows a type of brain stimulation may influence decision-making speed
A simple method of brain stimulation has been shown to change how people make decisions. These were the findings of a new study by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), which is published in the Journal of ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Counter-Strike players faster at decision-making, study shows
One of the world's most popular first-person shooter games—Counter-Strike—could help to improve people's cognitive abilities, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
Feb 18, 2025
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Rat study reveals how prenatal alcohol exposure affects behavior into adulthood
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), characterized by symptoms of cognitive decline, such as worsened memory and impaired decision-making, are alarmingly prevalent globally.
Feb 3, 2025
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Study finds OCD patients' decision making mirrors general population
Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve the same levels of education ...
Jan 24, 2025
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