The new Decision Science Lab, which opened in January, allows researchers to measure physiological markers of emotion—blood pressure, heart rate, facial muscle activation—to study subjects’ mental states at the moment of making a decision. The lab belongs to the Kennedy School, but is open to all Harvard faculty members and their students. Read more online at www.harvardmag.com/breaking-news/where-decisionmaking-is-measured.
Decisionmaking, Measured
Decisionmaking, Measured
A new interdisciplinary decision-science lab will host experiments from psychology, economics, and beyond.
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