Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices
Credit: Thomas Akam & Rui Costa Predicting the outcomes of actions in order to make good decisions is a critical ...
Tag: Decision-making/Problem Solving
Depression, social anxiety, and use of mobile dating apps
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2020--Depression symptoms and social anxiety are associated with greater ...
Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues
Researchers at NIPS in Japan show that information flow between two regions in the front of the brain makes it ...
How fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic
Study finds negatively presented information and 'Mr. Deadly COVID-19' scary face could increase complianceCredit: University of Houston Welcome to shopping ...
Conversation about suicide prevention leads to safe gun storage
Credit: Forefront Suicide Prevention/University of Washington Talking to people at gun shows about suicide prevention and the risks of unsecured ...
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
12-week double-blind control trial in 148 Air Force airmenCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers studied the ...
Researchers question the existence of the social brain as a separate system
Russian research team gains deeper insight into the workings of the human brain during group problemCredit: Shpurov IY, Vlasova RM, ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy normalizes brain abnormality in OCD patients
The abnormality also may predict treatment success or failureCredit: UCLA Health FINDINGS UCLA scientists and colleagues studying the effects of ...
UH professor awarded federal grant to study how parents impact children’s emotions
Credit: University of Houston Whether they mean to or not, parents teach their children what emotions are acceptable and expected. ...
Facemask use has lesser consequences on indicators of cognitive performance than expected
Facemasks do not impair indicators of cognitive performance when performing moderate physical work in hot environmentsCredit: Andreas Flouris A novel ...
Reducing the high social cost of death
Researchers investigate far-reaching ramifications of bereavement and their mitigationCredit: Kyoto University Japan - How will you cope with the death ...
Clarigent Health launches Clairity to support mental health risk reduction
Clairity supports clinical decisions and care with AI analysis of patient speech, treatment progress trends, and risk radar across patient ...
Reprogramming brain cells enables flexible decision-making
Credit: Frank Brüderli; Universität Zürich Humans, like other animals, have the ability to constantly adapt to new situations. Researchers at ...
Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients
Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, 'Your Path to Transplant' increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplantCredit: TREC (LOS ...
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