Imagine you’re telling a story, and you want to mention a character that’s already been mentioned before. Do you use the character’s name or refer to them with a pronoun like ‘he’ or ‘she’? That decision is influenced by something called ‘topicality’ – how important or relevant the character is in the current context. Researchers […]
Just like being too excited can cloud our judgment, scientists have discovered that excessive motivation can also affect our decision-making. Similar to how our internal states can sway our perceptions and choices, motivation has a direct influence on the neural circuits responsible for sensory perception and decision-making in mice. This research builds upon the groundbreaking […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sounding the alarm bells about the upcoming flu season. According to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, we should prepare ourselves for a potentially severe wave of influenza this fall and winter. Walensky compared our situation to a ticking time bomb ready to explode, as not everyone has […]
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