A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

Decision-making doesn’t come easy to everyone. Most of us can relate to not knowing what option to choose, and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s never regretted a decision they made. There ...

On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had caused her harm. Google and Meta, which were the companies that were found ...

Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behaviour like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Smart minds weigh more variables, consider more outcomes and carry heavier cognitive loads. Here’s how decision fatigue ...

A decision-making toolbox can help you avoid the traps of unnecessary complexity. When confronted with alternative concepts or decision-making, I am fond of reminding myself and others to avoid the ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.8 million grant to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) researchers to explore the neurobiological mechanisms behind ...

If you’re like most people, you crave certainty and familiarity. If we know what to expect, it’s easier to navigate life’s decisions. Yet today, as consumers, we face significant environmental ...

A new study from the University of Bath's School of Management has found that individuals with a higher IQ make more realistic predictions, which supports better decision-making and can lead to ...