Brain: How to optimize decision making?
Our brains are constantly faced with different choices: Should I have a chocolate éclair or macaroon? Should I take the
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Note taking jurors influence verdicts, study finds
New University of Liverpool research, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the positive impact jurors’ note taking has on evidence recall
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Sensory stimuli improves brain damage in mouse models of preterm birth
A research conducted by the INc-UAB shows that the same perinatal brain injury caused by hypoxia and ischemia have differentiated
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Your personality could put you at greater risk for developing diabetes
It has been said that a good personality can help one succeed in life. But can it also guard against
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How should autonomous vehicles be programmed? Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences
A massive new survey developed by MIT researchers reveals some distinct global preferences concerning the ethics of autonomous vehicles, as
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Do lovers always tease each other? Study shows how couples handle laughter and banter
Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships — whether or not it’s shared together or directed at the significant
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Patterns in STEM grades of girls versus boys
A new study, led by UNSW Sydney PhD student Rose O’Dea, has explored patterns in academic grades of 1.6 million
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Grad students will be future professors, but are they learning how to teach effectively?
A new Portland State University study found that graduate students are on board with wanting to adopt interactive teaching methods
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Binge drinking affects male and female brains differently
Gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction is affected differently by repeated binge drinking in males
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Gender identities disrupted — and reinforced: Older children and girls are more likely to tell alternative narratives that challenge the status quo
New Northwestern University research analyzing the ways children’s gender narratives reinforce or disrupt gender inequality found that older children —
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