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A psychologist's guide to donating more effectively to charities Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:24 AM PDT Donating to a charity is often driven by emotion rather than by calculated assessments based on how to make the biggest impact. A new article looks at how people can be encouraged to direct their charitable contributions in ways that allow them to get more bang for the buck. |
How does the brain flexibly process complex information? Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:52 AM PDT Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. Researchers have now outlined several crucial neural processes revealing that our brain networks may rapidly and flexibly shift from a rhythmic to a 'noisy' state when the need to process information increases. |
Diseases affect brain's networks selectively, BrainMap analysis affirms Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:52 AM PDT Researchers studied 43 brain disorders and strongly affirmed a theory called the 'network degeneration hypothesis.' This theory holds that disease-related structural damage invades functional networks used in human behavior and often repeats in 'co-alteration networks.' |
Expressing variety of emotions earns entrepreneurs funding Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:03 AM PDT Despite perceptions that entrepreneurs should always be positive about their ventures, a study found that entrepreneurs whose facial expressions moved through a mix of happiness, anger and fear during funding pitches were more successful. Researchers analyzed nearly 500 pitch videos from the online crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Those who varied their emotional expressions had more success on meeting their goal, total amount raised and number of contributors. |
Team builds better tool for assessing infant brain health Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:02 AM PDT Researchers have created a new, open-access tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various chemical markers, called metabolites, in the brain. The tool compiled data from 140 infants to determine normal ranges for these metabolites. |
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