Decision-making/Problem Solving

Credit: University of Plymouth Being able to see green spaces from your home is associated with reduced cravings for alcohol, cigarettes and harmful foods, new research has shown. The study, led by the University of Plymouth, is the…
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Depressive symptoms, anxiety and compulsive obsessive disorder are the main risk factors, according to a study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchersCredit: URV The researchers studied a group of 720 boys and 794 girls who studied in…
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Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Telepathic communication might be one step closer to reality thanks to new research from the University of Washington. A team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a…
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Credit: Wellways Australia In a world first, La Trobe University research has shown how peer-led support programs for family and friends who provide regular support to an adult diagnosed with a mental health condition can…
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UEFA promotes study on gender differences in European football with first time usage of position data.Credit: DSHS (German Sport University Cologne) In modern football, tactics are relevant across all age groups and performance…
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Credit: Zach Miller/Utah State University When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades, or the inspiring viewscapes of the Grand Tetons. You probably…
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Credit: DROG An online game in which people play the role of propaganda producers to help them identify real world disinformation has been shown to increase "psychological resistance" to fake news, according to a study of 15,000…
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For health professionals, posting a single negative comment to their Facebook profiles may hinder their credibility with current or potential clients, a new University of Guelph study reveals. People increasingly use social media to…
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The researchers emphasize the potential role of this orexin in the global understanding of eating disorders and associated cognitive processesCredit: Gemma Fornons Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute…
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New Hastings Center project addresses foundational questions about end-of-life choices for people with dementia As the American population ages and dementia is on the rise, The Hastings Center is embarking on pathbreaking research to…
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The Journal of Public Policy & Marketing is pleased to honor the 2019 Thomas C. Kinnear Award to "Mindfulness: Its Transformative Potential for Consumer, Societal, and Environmental Well-Being" at the 2019 AMA Marketing & Public…
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Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills -- their ability to focus, for example, or organize tasks. Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, also…
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Researchers received six grants totaling nearly $2.0 million to investigate novel ways to improve quality of life for individuals with traumatic brain injury and their caregiversCredit: Kessler Foundation EAST HANOVER, N.J. June 4,…
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In a common narrative of the path to opioid misuse, people become addicted to painkillers after a doctor prescribed them pills to treat an injury and then, later, switch to harder drugs, such as heroin. However, nonmedical opioid users…
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