Psychology & Psychiatry
Can we learn to think further ahead?
Chess grandmasters are often held up as the epitome of thinking far ahead. But can others, with a modest amount of practice, learn to think further ahead?
May 31, 2023
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News tagged with decision-making
Genetics
'Second-guessing' is a hard-wired behavior, study suggests
Have you ever made a decision that in hindsight seemed irrational? A new study with mice, which could have implications for people, suggests that some decisions are—to a certain extent—beyond their control. Rather, the ...
May 24, 2023
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Health
Older Australians need to consider home modifications sooner
Most older Australians would prefer to remain in their home for as long as possible, but few consider age-friendly modifications that reduce safety risks and ensure they avoid injuries during their golden years, according ...
May 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer 'test by request' policies drive overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit, argue experts
Most high income countries, including the U.K., do not have a national prostate cancer screening program, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to ...
May 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Getting too excited can stop men from orgasming, but there's a mathematical solution for that
The way sex is portrayed in pop culture films and music could easily give you the idea that it, at least physically, should happen easily—particularly for men.
May 16, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New decision aid to help with screening to prevent fragility fractures
Should healthy people be screened to help reduce their risk of fragility fractures? A new interactive online Fragility Fracture Decision Aid for shared decision-making can help clinicians and patients visualize their individual ...
May 8, 2023
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Medical research
Exploring the role of AI in the ICU
Clinicians in an intensive care unit need to make complex decisions quickly and precisely, monitoring critically ill or unstable patients around the clock.
Apr 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research reveals brain pathway that signals when we have made a mistake and facilitates better future decision-making
The Nobel prize winning physicist Niels Bohr once said, "An expert is a (person) that has made all the mistakes that can be made in a narrow field." This idea, that to master a skill we must learn from our mistakes and avoid ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
A peek into the interplay between vision and decision making in the brain
An all-RIKEN team of neuroscientists has mapped out neurons in the mouse visual system that are selectively activated during decision-making, and may directly influence this process. To achieve this, they combined a cleverly-crafted ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Other
Four in 10 psoriasis patients report high shared decision-making
Less than half of psoriasis patients report high levels of shared decision-making, according to a study published online April 1 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Apr 13, 2023
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