This accumulation of sensory information over time is also part of decision making models in other animal species." Vilim Stih, co-author of the study In contrast to these species, the researchers are ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making. The findings from Princeton neuroscientists may one day improve how ...

A key to understanding the brain lies in unpacking how hundreds of interconnected brain areas process information that leads to various outputs. In order to try to understand this, researchers ...

Humans, like other animals, have the ability to constantly adapt to new situations. Researchers have utilized a mouse model to reveal which neurons in the brain are in command in guiding adaptive ...

A new study on meta reinforcement learning algorithms helps us understand how the human brain learns to adapt to complexity and uncertainty when learning and making decisions. A research team ...

Consciousness has long been treated as philosophy’s most stubborn mystery, yet a growing body of neuroscience is now tying ...

In many social sciences, such as psychology and economics, there is an ongoing debate between whether a model should be based on Normative or Process analyses. A normative model is one which asks what ...

In many social sciences, such as psychology and economics, there is an ongoing debate between whether a model should be based on Normative or Process analyses. A normative model is one which asks what ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Decisions shouldn’t happen in a vacuum — or in a black box. But for modern decision-makers, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Making decisions in complex environments is hard. The first choice a leader needs to make is ...