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.
Decision Making
June 3, 2016
This Experiment Suggests Intuition Is A Real Thing
Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD, weighs in on findings that suggest intuition can be used to make more accurate decisions.
Decision Making
January 25, 2016
Make Information Overload Disappear
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, scans the brain of WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi to see if information overload can be visualized in the brain.
Disease
October 14, 2015
Anorexics Process Food Choices In a Very Different Way
A new study co-led by Daphna Shohmay, PhD, has identified what’s going on in the brain when anorexics decide what to eat.
Decision Making
July 11, 2014
What We Really Taste When We Drink Wine
Daniel Salzman, MD, PhD, argues that no event or object is ever experienced in perfect, objective isolation, but rather is subject to our past experiences, mood and expectations.
