Researchers have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences

Leaders are more willing to take responsibility for making decisions that affect the welfare of others, according to a new study

The hardest type of decisions to make are those in which there are multiple generations involved in the process

Study shows decision-making in real time

Johns Hopkins scientists observe human brain as individuals make purely voluntary decisions to act

"To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an adaptive response to risk in an organism without a nervous system"

The vast majority of people have never been trained to make good decisions, and relying on our own good intentions isn't always enough

You are the manager of a big company and you know your business. Each day, you make important decisions regarding money, policy and strategy. You’re in total control. Without warning, you are confronted with a major crisis: an earthquake, a fire or a reputational risk. Now you find yourself uncertain and unsure. You don’t know what to do and you realize that everybody is looking to you for guidance—and the decision you are about to make will directly affect the survival of your company.

Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that moderately high indoor concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) can significantly impair people’s decision-making performance.