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Hidden Brain
"Nostalgia is memory with the pain removed." <em>— </em> Jim Holliday

Looking Back: Reflecting On The Past To Understand The Present

Feb 28, 2020
Why are we so often pulled into memories of the past? This week, we bring you a 2018 episode about our ruminations on what we could have done differently, and what we wish we could do again.
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Shots - Health News
Triathletes who trained too much chose immediate gratification over long-term rewards, researchers found.

Too Much Training Can Tax Athletes' Brains

Sep 26, 2019
Research finds that triathletes who train too hard can impair a brain area involved in achieving goals such as winning a race. Fatigued athletes choose immediate gratification over long-term rewards.
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Hidden Brain
Dan Gilbert says we're not great at predicting how much we will enjoy an experience in part because we fail to consider all of the details. We think a visit to the dentist will be terrible — but we're forgetting about the free toothbrush, the nice chat

Decisions, Decisions: Some We Struggle To Make, Others We Can't Forget

Jul 25, 2019
This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, decision-making. We learn why we often stumble when trying to make ourselves happy, and why certain decisions leave us wondering "what if?"
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Shots - Health News
The fix was in for this rhesus macaque drinking juice on the Ganges River in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. No gambling was required to get the reward.

In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area

Sep 20, 2018
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a brain region in monkeys that influences their desire to take big risks. When this area is inactivated, the monkeys tend to hedge their bets.
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Hidden Brain

Looking Back: Reflecting On The Past To Understand The Present

Jun 14, 2018
So often we get stuck in the past, rehashing what we should have done, and what we no longer have. But researchers say our obsession with the past can tell us something important about our future.
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Shots - Health News
I guess it's too late to change my mind.

Why Your Brain Has Trouble Bailing Out Of A Bad Plan

Dec 07, 2017
Researchers say it takes a lot of brainpower to stop an action, once it's underway. A study found that when people have to change a planned movement, 11 different brain areas have to get involved.
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All Tech Considered

Will Algorithms Erode Our Decision-Making Skills?

Feb 08, 2017
The advancement of algorithms may result in the loss of human judgment, a new report says. Experts on the subject weigh the pros and cons of computer code that aims to make our lives easier.
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The Two-Way
Yemenis gather around a burnt car after it was targeted by a drone strike killing three suspected al-Qaida militants in January 2015.

U.S. Releases Procedures For Approving Strikes Against Terror Suspects

Aug 07, 2016
The document provides a window into the decision-making process for authorizing drone strikes and other forms of lethal force.
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