News tagged with reward
Carrots are better than sticks for building human cooperation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Rewards go further than punishment in building human cooperation and benefiting the common good, according to research published this week in the journal Science by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School ...
Monkeys found to wonder what might have been
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Monkeys playing a game similar to "Let's Make A Deal" have revealed that their brains register missed opportunities and learn from their mistakes.
Money changes what we think is fair, research finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Thinking of rewarding your sales department for a job well done? You might not want to make cash part of the pay-off.
Deficits in brain's reward system observed in ADHD patients
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have ...
Worth the effort? Not if you're depressed
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2009 |
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New research indicates that decreased cravings for pleasure may be at the root of a core symptom of major depressive disorder. The research is in contrast to the long-held notion that those suffering from ...
Research Probes What it Takes to Spot Wanted Fugitives
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When asked to be on the lookout for a fugitive, only a small percentage of participants in University of Arkansas studies spotted the wanted man or woman, even with the promise of a financial reward.
Research shows why you should believe your eyes
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Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in a person's eyes can show that they've seen something before, even when they're pretending they haven't, research by University of Sussex doctoral student Becky Heaver reveals.
Singing to females makes male birds' brains happy
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Oct 03, 2008 |
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The melodious singing of birds has been long appreciated by humans, and has often been thought to reflect a particularly positive emotional state of the singer. In a new study published in the online, open-access journal ...
Brain activity encodes reward magnitude and delay during choice
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Good things may come to those who wait, but research has proven that humans and animals actually prefer an immediate rather than a delayed reward. Now, a study published by Cell Press in the July 10 issue of the journal Neuron reveal ...
Glutamate can play key role in drug impact on brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Addiction disorders of various kinds are a major health and social problem, and our knowledge of how the brain’s reward system functions needs to be enhanced. Uppsala researchers now shows an unexpected effect ...
Shopping study: Do free samples really make you buy products?
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As you do your holiday shopping this year, you'll probably encounter plenty of free sample stands at the big warehouse stores and grocery stores. Common sense might tell you that eating a bunch of samples ...
New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...
How the carrot approach facilitates learning
Jul 28, 2009 |
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People who are rewarded for making correct decisions learn quickly. While the "carrot" approach may produce favourable results, little is understood about how rewards facilitate the learning process.
Brain response to information about the future suggests that ignorance isn't bliss
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2009 |
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New research demonstrates that single neurons in the reward center of the brain process not only primitive rewards but also more abstract, cognitive rewards related to the quest for information about the future. The study, ...
Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...
