A new study reveals that our brains treat sensitivity and decision bias as separate processes when rewards are at stake.

Email [email protected] and we may answer it in a future column. Your brain is biased to negativity. Here’s how to be more positive.© George Wylesol for The Washington Post ...

Have you ever noticed how animals instinctively choose the ripest fruits in a tree? This behavior, of seeking out the most ...

IISc study explores how reward expectation impacts attention, distinguishing between sensitivity and bias in brain processes.

While the human brain is impressive on many fronts, it has an inherent flaw: its negativity bias. By default, it's our negative experiences that tend to stand out.

If you've ever had to make a snap decision between two unfamiliar choices, you may want to thank your subconscious for making it possible. According to new research, the brain's memory areas link ...

Feeling Unproductive? This Brain Bias Could Be to Blame Bikeshedding is a very sneaky tool your brain uses to keep you stuck, and it’s very common during times of uncertainty.

Your brain may be more likely to recognize new things as new when the unknown is already on your mind, according to new research. The findings suggest that memories are not made or recalled in a ...

It has been known for some time that human patients who have suffered injury to the brain's right hemisphere can experience a much more severe bias in their spatial attention--spatial hemineglect ...

Our Brain's Negative Bias Why our brains are more highly attuned to negative news. By Hara Estroff Marano published June 20, 2003 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016 ...