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 Neural dynamics of decision confidence ABSTRACT Previous studies in non-human primates have revealed neural activity in the parietal and prefrontal cortex that correlates with the animal’s confidence after a decision has been made...
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Interested in what makes people tick? Or do you want to work in a vibrant educational environment where no matter what you do you are sure to learn new things? ISDM is working to understand the roots of human behavior and decision making and...
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NEUROSCIENCE Rational Imprecision: Information Processing, Neural, and Choice-Rule Perspectives AUTHORS: Kai Steverson, Adam Brandenburger, and Paul Glimcher ABSTRACT People make mistakes. A rationally imprecise decision...
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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...
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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 Winter is coming: detecting and exploiting period changes in probability ABSTRACT Summer and winter, day and night: periodic change is abundant in the natural environment. We examine whether people can detect and exploit period...
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