Paleoanthropologists have characterized the properties of raw stone materials that were selected and used by Early Pleistocene tool-makers at an Acheulian...
In humans, repeated encounters with a wide variety of stimuli can reactivate specific neurons to produce long-term memories. In new research, biologists...
A new study published in the journal eLife elucidates the honeybee’s behavioral strategy to associate sensory cues with rewards of different values....
The ability to make inferences based on statistical information has so far been tested only in animals having large brains in relation to their body size,...
Ghrelin, a stomach-derived hormone known to regulate appetite and other food-related functions, may play a broad role in reward-related behavior and decision-making,...
Striatum, the inner part of the brain, is considered central to decision-making and the development of various addictions. In mouse models and with methods...
A free-living ciliate species called Stentor roeseli, which lacks a central nervous system, is capable of decision making, according to a study published...
Scientists have long known that we are overwhelmed by too many choices. Now, Caltech Professor Colin Camerer and co-authors have discovered what’s happening...
