Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.

"The human brain is like a black box. We have developed one more way to look inside and understand how these systems work..."

"Until now, we didn't know how what we are looking at guides our decision to cooperate or not..."

Relying on their initial impressions of trustworthiness, elderly adults overlook bad behavior, according to a new study.

Listen to a scholar argues that our biology, not our free will, controls our actions on this podcast episode.

New recommendations for decision making in pediatric medicine aim to empower the child and their parents.

Focusing on the deadly consequences of texting and driving but avoiding making people feel like they have no choice could change behavior.

People who practiced meditation every day for two weeks were less likely to avoid negative information, which could lead to better decisions.

Masks lowered the performance of chess players until they adjusted to wearing them, new research on cognitive performance shows.

A new program that promotes thoughtful food choice and self-monitoring could lead to healthier eating, a new study shows.