Stress and Gambling

NEUROSCIENCE Social Contagion ABSTRACT Decisions are often made around other people, even if the choices themselves don’t involve and are not about others. We know surprisingly little about the role of emotions in this particular kind of...

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Projection Bias

NEUROSCIENCE Projection Bias ABSTRACT Projection bias is exemplified by the “shopping while hungry” phenomenon, in which people overbuy at the supermarket when they’re hungry, incorrectly anticipating the kinds and amount of food they’ll want...

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Calling All Grad Students!

Calling All Grad Students! Attention Graduate students and faculty at the start of your careers: Looking for a summer program or to expand your horizons? There will be a 2nd Summer Institute in Social-Science Genomics based in Santa Barbara...

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The price of success

NEUROSCIENCE The price of success ABSTRACT How much should you pay for a better chance at success? For this project, we approached individuals in a city park and had them play a novel lottery using a small set of black and white marbles in an...

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