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Neuroeconomics: Making Big and Small Decisions
Behind every economic decision you make is a host of biases, hormone fluctuations, and firing neurons.
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A New Relationship Between Humans and Machines
Scientists are exploring how neural-digital technologies can expand the human experience. This endeavor raises crucial ethical questions.
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How AI and Machine Learning Can Serve Humanity
AI expert Fei-Fei Li discusses how deep-learning machines can support the human experience — not replace it.
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How Poverty Shapes a Child's Mind and Brain
A growing body of research now shows that poverty changes the way children’s brains develop, shrinking parts of the brain essential for memory, planning, and decision-making.
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How Does Income Affect Childhood Brain Development?
Have you wondered the impact socioeconomic status can have on children's developing brains?
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Death Knell for Trigger Warnings?
While trigger warnings may seem helpful, research shows this may not be the case.
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How Neuroscience Informs (Behavioral) Economics
With insights from neuroscience, behavioral economics research seeks to understand why people are often predictably irrational when it comes to economic decision-making.
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Suicide in America
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. And, the rate is increasing.
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The Human Cost of Substance Use Disorders
Worldwide, more than 175 million people have a substance use disorder.
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The Depression Gender Gap
Around the world, women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with depression.
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How Neuroscience Impacts Society
Advancements in neuroscience have answered some big questions about ourselves — they have also posed even bigger questions about our society.
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Answering Your Questions About Solitary Confinement
Experts in neuroscience and the law answer questions about solitary confinement and how it affects the brain.
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Solitary Confinement: Psychological and Neurobiological Insights into Isolation
This panel discusses the implications of solitary confinement with a neurobiologist, a physician, a lawyer, and an individual held in solitary for 29 years.
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