Decision Making
March 18, 2021
How the pandemic may be affecting your ability to make simple decisions
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, talks about how these uncertain times deplete our cognitive resources.
Decision Making
March 15, 2021
The “Art” of Making Decisions
What happens when we look at art? Daphna Shohamy, PhD, discusses her latest research with Dr. Phil Stieg on This is Your Brain podcast.
Decision Making
August 5, 2020
Evocations of abstract art
Psychology researchers have teamed up with art theorists to quantify how abstract art evokes different cognitive states to figurative or literally representative art.
Decision Making
August 3, 2020
One Type of Art Can Help You See the Bigger Picture in Life
"Something as fluid as enjoying art has demonstrable and measurable effects on how our mind works."
Decision Making
May 27, 2020
Why Small Decisions Feel So Difficult: Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Coronavirus Podcast
Why does choosing what to eat for dinner or what to watch on TV suddenly feel impossible? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy explain that we may need to look inside the human brain for the answers.
Decision Making
May 14, 2020
How to Find Your Flow Working From Home, Even if You’re Surrounded by a Spouse, Kids and Worries
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, offers some advice for training the brain to work from home.
Decision Making
April 13, 2020
Lentils or Pasta? Why Small Decisions Feel as Tough as Big Ones in This Time of Crisis
In a world reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, mundane decisions can feel as difficult as existential ones, explains Daphna Shohamy, PhD.
Learning & Memory
March 19, 2018
Answering Questions About the Brain
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, explores the brain science of love and heartbreak.
Decision Making
August 17, 2017
The Neuroscience Behind the Brain's 'Aha!' Moment
Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD, tells BBC Radio how the brain decides what information bubbles up into conciousness.
Growth & Development
October 6, 2016
Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, and her team test whether teens' drive for rewards, and the risk-taking that comes from it, exist for a reason.
