Decision-making/Problem Solving

Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of adolescent cannabis use About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis (19% of Canadians aged 15-19), and its recent legalization across the country warrants…

Roland Benoit and Philipp Paulus together show that our attitudes can be influenced not only by what we actually experience but also by what we imagine Sometimes in life there are special places that seem to stand out to us - a school…

Brazilian researchers combined cognitive dysfunction tests with an analysis of drug use patterns to identify patients at high risk of relapse after treatment A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and described in…

A new article in Neuron from Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memoryCredit: Courtesy of the authors A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman…

New research from the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University shows that collective intelligence -- peer learning within social networks -- can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogeneous groups In the wake…

UC Riverside-led team performs two studies to examine effects of sleep, age, and depressed mood on working memoryCredit: W. Zhang, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team of psychologists has found strong associations between…

Finding could help target brain-stimulation therapiesCredit: Kevin Walsh A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Navy finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild…

It depends on how you ask: Three wording decisions can significantly alter estimatesCredit: Motta et al. as published in Climatic Change. What percentage of Americans believe in human-caused climate change? The answer depends on what…

AI must be unobtrusive to be accepted as part of clinical decision making PITTSBURGH--Physicians making life-and-death decisions about organ transplants, cancer treatments or heart surgeries typically don't give much thought to how…

A computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar to reduce weight and improve healthCredit: Drexel University More than half of American adults consume excess added sugars, according to the U.S. Department of…