Decision-making/Problem Solving

Credit: York University News TORONTO, June 4, 2020 - There's a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to hear the difference between musical notes. Now,…

Credit: Global Brain Health Institute/Trinity College Dublin The COVID-19 pandemic has made many aspects of face-to-face research impossible for the foreseeable future, pushing scientists to explore remote ways of continuing their…

Duke researcher questions 15 years of his own work with a reexamination of functional MRI dataCredit: Annchen Knodt, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Hundreds of published studies over the last decade have claimed it's possible…

Unlike machines, the behaviour of animals and humans almost always has an element of unpredictability. Countless experiments have shown that our responses to the exact same challenge are sometimes faster, sometimes slower, sometimes…

First-of-its-kind clinical trial validates remote genetic counselingCredit: Stand Up To Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (New York) June 01, 2020 - Genetic testing for cancer risk can…

We are free to wander but usually when we go somewhere it's for a reason. In a new study, researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory show that as we pursue life's prizes a region of the brain tracks our location with an…

This is a concern because older men are already more at risk of severe or fatal COVID-19 infections. ATLANTA--Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it than women their…

Empowering people to intervene when they witness unacceptable behaviour can help to prevent domestic violence and abuse, a new study has found. Specific training for bystanders makes them "significantly" more confident to take action…

Brain network activity predicts working memory abilities during developmentCredit: Rosenberg et al., JNeurosci 2020 A child's unique brain activity reveals how good their memories are, according to research recently published in…

China's National Center for Trauma Medicine creates a clinical decision support system based on big data to help predict individual trauma patient outcome Chinese researchers from The Trauma Center of Peking University People's Hospital…

A team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Bath and King's College London, have provided compelling evidence of the impact of adversity in childhood on neuropsychological functioning in adulthood. They…

An online treatment proven to prevent anxiety and depression in young people is set to become available to the NHS and other mental health services worldwide. The University of Exeter has developed and tested an effective…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 21, 2020 "What is autistic burnout has been a term frequently used by autistic adults? Its characteristics, and what may cause or alleviate it, are discussed in Autism…

University of Utah engineer discovers ultrasonic waves may provide new treatments for brain disordersCredit: University of Utah College of Engineering/Jan Kubanek May 20, 2020 -- When things get rough, many Americans turn to prescription…

Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development show similar proactive cognitive control. However, symptoms of depression in…

For our social life and our profession we must be able to deal with our environment and other people. Executive functions, meaning the basic intellectual abilities that control human thought and action, help us to do this. These include…

Study shows benefits for emotions, processing speed COLUMBUS, Ohio - New research suggests mindfulness training may help multiple sclerosis patients in two very different ways: regulating negative emotions and improving processing speed.…

A new paper in The Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people who use a coin toss to decide on an important change are more likely to follow through with that decision, are more satisfied with that…

This article by Dr. Andrea Pozza et al. is published in Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, Volume 16, 2020 Over the last 20 years, the rapid development of digital communication technology has given rise to new forms of…

Findings from professors Emma Levine and Celia Gaertig show, now more than ever, people want paternalistic advice -- not autonomy -- for key healthcare choices Over the past several decades, the United States medical system has…