
The delay often does far more damage than whatever fallout they were trying to avoid. is a co-founder of and has equity in Storyline Health Inc., which uses artificial intelligence to build scalable research and clinical tools for precision medicine, and has advisory roles in Rubicon A.I., DepoIQ, and Uncharted Health. Too many leaders avoid making tough calls. The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and published as “ Arc Regulates a Second-Guessing Cognitive Bias During Naturalistic Foraging Through Effects on Discrete Behavior Modules.”Ĭ.G. Sometime you’ll encounter tough decisions that can leave you wallowing in indecision, such as whether to change jobs or careers, end a relationship, move to a new city, or pursue a new lifestyle direction. In addition to Gregg and Stacher-Hörndli, additional co-authors are Alicia Ravens, Susan Steinward, and Jason Shepherd from University of Utah Health and Jared Emery from Storyline Health, Inc. “I believe that this research is foundational for a new field that we are calling ‘decision genetics,’” Stacher-Hörndli says. The question remains, is there a biological basis for other types of cognitive bias? And could genes guide decision-making in humans? More research will tell. “Genetically controlled cognitive bias may allow for effective decision-making during foraging,” he says. And that might help them find food faster the next time around.


He explains one possibility: when mice go back and forth to evaluate previous food locations, it helps them create a mental map. “One intriguing idea is that the animals evolved to make those decisions because they were somehow advantageous in the wild,” Gregg says. The implication is that the effect on those six behaviors was specific.

But overall, analysis showed that the mice’s memory-and their other behaviors-were largely intact. Previous research had shown Arc is involved in learning and memory. Six of the 24 behavior sequences were altered, and together, those differences short-circuited the second-guessing behavior. Kyiv’s forces have reclaimed ground near the city that it took Russian forces months to seize, raising. That future changed for mice missing the gene, Arc. The Maple Leafs announced the decision hours later via a news release with a short statement from Shanahan thanking Dubas for his 'unwavering dedication' since the organization hired him in 2014. Ukraine’s push around Bakhmut presents Russia with tough decisions about its resources.
