News tagged with making decision
Adolescent alcohol expsoure may lead to long-term risky decision making
(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture this. A bunch of adolescent rats walk into a bar and start consuming Jell-O shots. Lots of them.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Deciding to go left or right: Researchers use device to determine that lower animals can navigate too
For decades, scientists have associated binary decision making — opting to go left or right — with higher-ranking animals, including humans. A team of Harvard researchers, however, is rewriting that ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Researchers find clue to explain how penguins know when to surface
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever swum around near the bottom of a swimming pool, or flippered along an ocean floor for any length of time without benefit of an air supply knows that there is a decision ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Full bladder, better decisions? Controlling your bladder decreases impulsive choices
What should you do when you really, REALLY have to "go"? Make important life decisions, maybe. Controlling your bladder makes you better at controlling yourself when making decisions about your future, too, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Countless times a day people judge their confidence in a choice they are about to make -- that they now can safely turn left at this intersection, that they aren't sure of their answer on ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 07, 2009 |
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Ancient gene gives planarians a heads-up in regeneration
A seldom-studied gene known as notum plays a key role in the planarian's regeneration decision-making process, according to Whitehead Institute scientists. Protein from this gene determines whether a head or tail will regrow ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Trust your gut ... but only sometimes
When faced with decisions, we often follow our intuition—our self-described "gut feelings"—without understanding why. Our ability to make hunch decisions varies considerably: Intuition can either be a useful ally ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Armed with information, people make poor choices, study finds
When faced with a choice that could yield either short-term satisfaction or longer-term benefits, people with complete information about the options generally go for the quick reward, according to new research from University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Finding it difficult to make a purchase? Try creating some distance from the problem
Consumers who are having trouble making decisions can benefit from creating some psychological—or physical—distance, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Crayfish brain may offer rare insight into human decision making
Crayfish make surprisingly complex, cost-benefit calculations, finds a University of Maryland study, opening the door to a new line of research that may help unravel the cellular brain activity involved in ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Being faced with gender stereotypes makes women less likely to take financial risks
Last year Nicholas Kristof declared in his New York Times column what banks need to fix their problems: Not just a bailout, but also "women, women, and women." Women are generally thought to be less willing to take risks ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Increased responsibility could lead to decreased sexual activity among women
In Sub-Saharan Africa, women who are empowered to make household decisions tend to have sex less often. This is according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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UCI robot to aid brain research
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change.
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Researchers pinpoint the mechanisms of self-control in the brain
When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favorite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control--an ability that seems to come easier to some of us than others. Now, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Getting a read on wild animals' age
While pets and livestock often have known birthdates, the ages of animals in the wild have been difficult to track down, but that may change. A new skin analysis test can give accurate information about the ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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