Tag: brain function, decision-making, decision-making skills, discoveries, empty stomach, hunger, impatience, Influence, mind body science, Psychology, research, skipping meals
Are you hungry? Study shows working on an empty stomach affects your decision-making skills
Aug 24, 2020
You’ve probably had people warn you against buying groceries on an empty stomach to avoid being tempted by junk food. According...
Scientists link chronic inflammation to low motivation and reduced dopamine levels
Jan 24, 2020
People often experience days where they lack the motivation to get up and go to wherever they need to be. While this mopey, listless...
“Mind-reading” neurons allow us to simulate the thought process of another person
Nov 27, 2019
Humans pick up much of what they know by observing other people doing it. This observational learning approach relies on...
The latest ways to relieve the burden of decision-making at life’s end
Feb 12, 2016
My dear friend Pam and her mother Nancy sat across from me at the restaurant table. “I’m so sorry about Glenn,” I said. Glenn was a...