In the fifth episode of In Plain English, expert Ralph White III and guests Maura Lydon and Alexa Ruel explore the unexpected ways in which estrogen can affect the growth and spread of prostate cancer.
The mind works in mysterious ways. Why do we make the decisions we do, and how do our experiences guide them? PhD student Alexa Ruel joins us to talk about how this complex process changes and adapts as we age, and why we should not be as worried …
Decision-making abilities change substantially across the human lifespan. However,the underlying psychological mechanisms are poorly understood. In this talk, I presented research on age differences in decision-making from childhood to old age …
Does gratitude always have a positive impact in our lives? Listen in as Tanya Singh, Dr. Jing Iris Hu, and Alexa Ruel talk about the role gratitude plays in our lives and how it can have some unexpected effects.
Join our expert Alexa Ruel and our guests Kelly-Anne Moffa and Mo Carr to discuss the paper "". During our discussion, we touch on whether the human brain works like a computer, why people avoid large negative outcomes even when they could lead to …
In this radio interview, I talk with Aaron Rand and Natasha Hall on Montreal Now about my opinion piece published in the Montreal Gazette in which I argue that we need to make technology more accessible to seniors rather than asking them to adapt to …
In this podcast episode, I talk about my research on decision-making, making decisions about decisions and how these processes changes across the lifespan. Jeremy Ullmann, Abstract's host, is joined by a bright eighth grader who adds insightful …