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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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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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer don't get the emotional support they need due to research gap, finds study
Support for pregnant women diagnosed with cancer is limited because of insufficient research into the specific emotional consequences and needs associated with a diagnosis at this time, according to a new report from the ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants outperform AI in 'commonsense psychology'
Infants outperform artificial intelligence in detecting what motivates other people's actions, finds a new study by a team of psychology and data science researchers. Its results, which highlight fundamental differences between ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
How the reward system in the brain processes risky decisions
The mechanisms underlying decision-making have been a long-standing focus of neuroscience research. But now, researchers from Japan have found new information about how the reward system in the brain processes risky decisions.
Oct 17, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Too much motivation affects our decision-making
In a good or a bad mood, focused or distracted, our internal states directly influence our perceptions and decision-making. While the role of motivation on the performance of behavioral tasks has been known for more than ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Food insecurity has lasting impacts on the brains and behavior of mice
While food insecurity is a problem for a growing segment of the U.S. population—made even worse by the coronavirus pandemic—few studies have looked at the effect that feast or famine has on the developing brain in isolation ...
Sep 9, 2022
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