Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds
Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are ...
Tag: Decision-making/Problem Solving
A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found
The unique intersection in the brain between the stress system and binge drinking may be the key to controlling the ...
How expectations influence learning
Credit: RUB, Marquard During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment and accurately ...
New model finds countries should work together to control coronavirus, harmful species
ASU researcher explores pests, parasites, diseases on a global scaleCredit: Pixabay.com;Hans Braxmeier Countries looking to contain the spread of harmful ...
Should infants be separated from COVID-19-positive mothers?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2020--In a new commentary, Alison Stuebe, MD, President of ...
Large majority of Washington state’s heroin users want to reduce use
Syringe programs helping during COVID-19 crisisCredit: Photo courtesy of the Snohomish syringe services program A new survey of people who ...
New paper points out flaw in Rubber Hand Illusion raising tough questions for psychology
Credit: University of Sussex A world-famous psychological experiment used to help explain the brain's understanding of the body, as well ...
Aha! + Aaaah: Creative insight triggers a neural reward signal
A neuroimaging study points to a possible answer as to what drove the evolutionary development of creativityCredit: Drexel University Creativity ...
First mobile app for caregivers of children with FASD reaches trial stage
Credit: Researchers/University of Rochester In the summer of 2017, Christie Petrenko, an assistant professor and research associate at the University ...
Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians
A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy of which side of ...
How and where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 20, 2020--Key factors must be taken into account in determining ...
Health forums: Style of language influences credibility and trust
German psychologists investigate advice given on the internetCredit: Lars König/Regina Jucks More and more, people are using internet forums as ...
What makes an Airbnb host look trustworthy?
Hebrew University researchers crack the codeCredit: Hebrew University They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Nowhere is this ...
How hereditary genetic testing results impact breast cancer treatment
A new study finds breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation don't always get treatment that follows guidelinesCredit: University ...