Published May 27, 2020
Why Small Decisions Feel So Difficult
Explore how the hippocampus impacts our decision-making process and why even small decisions feel overwhelming during the pandemic, as Sanjay Gupta and Daphna Shohamy uncover the psychological stressors and provide strategies to combat decision paralysis.

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