A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...

In the modern world, each of us faces decisions from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep. Historically, our ...

But the technique they describe—backed up by brain scans—could clearly improve decision making and focus in a host of professional situations, too. The theory is that practicing “episodic ...

What a brainless slime mold can teach us about decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and thriving in an uncertain world.

In research inspired by the principles of quantum mechanics, researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the University of Oxford reveal new findings to understand why the human brain is able ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Neuroscientist Emily McDonald has shared how people can stop their subconscious mind from making choices for them - and it ...

Emily McDonald, a neuroscientist, has shared the clever tricks you can use to stop your brain from going 'on autopilot' - for ...

The research, published in the journal Brain Connectivity ... clearly about the future and a tendency toward impulsive decision-making. The phenomenon is called delay discounting, or valuing ...

Think you’re a genius? Test your IQ and observation skills by finding 3 differences in this tricky visual puzzle in just 5 ...

This study investigated the neural mechanisms involved in feelings of interpersonal guilt and responsibility evoked by social decisions. In two studies (one during fMRI) ...