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New insight into addictive behavior offers treatment hope
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious, rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content of visual stimuli as previously thought according to research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...
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Complex decision? Don't sleep on it
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research.
Conscious vs. unconscious thought in making complicated decisions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights. So it may be surprising that recent studies ...
Unconscious Decisions in the Brain
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown in a study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human ...
Thinking like a president: How power affects complex decision making
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Presidential scholars have written volumes trying to understand the presidential mind. How can anyone juggle so many complicated decisions? Do those seeking office have a unique approach to decision making? Studies have suggested ...
New study reveals profound impact of our unconscious on reaching goals
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Whether you are a habitual list maker, or you prefer to keep your tasks in your head, everyone pursues their goals in this ever changing, chaotic environment. We are often aware of our conscious decisions that bring us closer ...
Now you see it, now you know you see it
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 30, 2009 |
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There is a tiny period of time between the registration of a visual stimulus by the unconscious mind and our conscious recognition of it ― between the time we see an apple and the time we recognize it as an apple. Our ...
Trusting your instincts leads you to the right answer
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 08, 2007 |
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A UCL (University College London) study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard and instead trust your instincts. The research, published online today in the journal Current Biology, shows ...
What was I doing? Interruptions can change purchase decisions
Sep 15, 2008 |
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You're on your computer, about to buy a vacation package when the phone rings. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, when you return to the computer after the interruption, you may have a completely differ ...
Our unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible
Dec 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that the human brain—once thought to be a seriously flawed decision maker—is actually hard-wired to allow us to make the best decisions possible with the information we ...
Eureka! How distractions facilitate creative problem-solving
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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How many times have you spent hours slaving over an impossible problem, only to take a break and then easily solve the problem, sometimes within minutes of looking at it again? Although this is actually a common phenomenon, ...
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