Many decisions must be made under stress, and many decision situations elicit stress
responses themselves. Thus, stress and decision making are intricately connected, not only …

Adolescence is a time in development when significant changes occur in affective
neurobiology. These changes provide a prolonged period of plasticity to prepare the …

The arid coasts of North Africa, extending over 4633 km from the Gulf of Tunis to the Nile
Delta, are undergoing pronounced shoreline retreats and coastal floodings that are reported …

Belief in one's ability to exert control over the environment and to produce desired results is
essential for an individual's wellbeing. It has repeatedly been argued that perception of …

It is well established that emotion plays a key role in human social and economic decision
making. The recent literature on emotion regulation (ER), however, highlights that humans …

Economists define risk in terms of the variability of possible outcomes, whereas clinicians
and laypeople generally view risk as exposure to possible loss or harm. Neuroeconomic …

Although previous studies investigated the relationship between general cognitive abilities
and decision making, few have characterized specific cognitive abilities underlying decision …

Recent research indicates gender differences in the impact of stress on decision behavior,
but little is known about the brain mechanisms involved in these gender-specific stress …

Recent theories propose that testosterone should be positively related to risk-taking, but
empirical support is mixed. Building on the dual-hormone hypothesis, the present research …

Background Decisions involving risk often must be made under stressful circumstances.
Research on behavioral and brain differences in stress responses suggest that stress might …