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Researchers Uncover the Neurobiological Basis For Risk Aversion as We Age December 13, 2016 New research out of NYU’s Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making (NYU IISDM) shows how age itself is not the determining factor in...
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NEUROSCIENCE The neural coding of value information ABSTRACT The neural coding of value information is critical to the decision process, guiding the choice between potential options and bridging the gap between sensation and action. We have...
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NEUROSCIENCE Decision-Making Across the Life Span ABSTRACT Characterizing behavioral changes in decision-making across the life span and understanding why they occur has significant implications for behavioral problems associated with poor...
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NEUROSCIENCE The effects of stress on aversive and appetitive conditioning and reversal ABSTRACT In this line of studies, we are examining how acute stress influences the way in which participants learn to assign aversive or appetitive value to...
More infoThe HUMAN Project at the 39th MCC Annual 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival
The HUMAN Project at the 39th MCC Annual 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival The HUMAN Project team held a booth on Sunday, September 11th from 10AM to 6PM at the 39th MCC Annual Third Avenue Community Benefit Festival. The festival ran...
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NEUROSCIENCE Costly information sampling ABSTRACT Theories of optimal information sampling assert that the decision to gather information should take into account accrual costs: time, energy, and money. This project explored how effectively...
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