A key to understanding the brain lies in unpacking how hundreds of interconnected brain areas process information that leads to various outputs. In order to try to understand this, researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mice moving tiny steering wheels to control shapes on a screen have given scientists an unprecedented view of how decisions unfold ...

Decisions run our lives. From the moment we wake up and decide to get out of bed to the moment we turn off the light and decide to sleep, we make decisions. Those who can make hard decisions are ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive effort, which tracked single neurons across almost the whole mouse brain, ...

The walk sign lights up, and you’re ready to step off the curb when you hear the blare of an ambulance siren—or the sound of kids screaming, or even some leaves rustling in the wind. How do you make a ...

According to a new study published by the 'Harvard Business Review,' AI tools are making some workers mentally exhausted, developing what researchers are calling 'AI brain fry.' ...

Visualization of 75,000 neurons (colored dots) active across the brain of an adult mouse across different stages of a decision-making task. Dot size reflects a cell’s average firing rate, such that ...

Workers who excessively use AI agents and tools at work are at increased risk of mental fatigue, according to a recent ...

The brain favors repeating past actions over rational choice, explaining why we stick to habits even when better options exist.