In an unfolding disaster situation, quick decisions need to be made on how to respond and where to direct resources, to preserve life and aid recovery efforts. With the rapid development of AI, ...

Many West Virginians still do not have access to safe, clean drinking water and this years legislative session didn't bring much help to the long standing issue Early voters cast ballots statewide ...

Reward variability shapes decision making across species and contexts. When the magnitude or quality of a reward fluctuates unexpectedly, organisms deploy a spectrum of behavioural and physiological ...

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 ...

Historically, emotions have been viewed as irrational, unstable or primitive—hardly the stuff of sound decision-making. Enlightenment thinkers like Descartes and Kant privileged reason as the highest ...