Neuropsychological Research of Risk Understanding and Decision Making: Normal and Pathological Profiles

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic is an event that has invasively affected all aspects of our lives. It required (and still requires) a radical change in our everyday habits and a series of health-related decisions. Understanding numerical information and risks is essential for making skilled, informed decisions in risk situations. Previous research has mostly investigated risk understanding and decision making in healthy people, but little is known as to how patients with neurological conditions and specific neuropsychological deficits handle risk situations. This Special Issue of Brain Sciences aims to present a collection of studies regarding risk comprehension and decision making in healthy people and in neurological patients (e.g., early dementia, Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome). Through this Special Issue, we will gain new insights into the possible changes in risk understanding and decision making that are related to, for example, normal or pathological aging. This is nowadays very relevant, as pandemic outbreaks require the understanding and compliance of the whole population, including the proportion of individuals with neurological conditions. Original research papers, meta-analyses, and critical reviews advancing our understanding of risk understanding, numeracy, decision making, and their relationships are solicited for this Special Issue. Studies adopting behavioral methods or methods from neuroscience are welcome.