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Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-making
New study finds that so-called ‘smart drugs’ reduce the quality of effort, and increase time taken to complete a decision-making task in cognitively healthy people.
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Speed isn’t everything, and slowness may in fact be more beneficial (2017)
Eloise looks at whether ‘slow and steady wins the race’.
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'Sticky thinking' hampers decisions in depression
New study finds rumination can cause those with depression to get ‘stuck’ on thoughts, limiting their ability to mentally juggle options available to them when making decisions.
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Autistic children with imaginary friends have better social skills
Results suggest that pretend play provides similar social benefits to autistic children as it does to neurotypical children.