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NEUROSCIENCE Neural bases of self-control and adaptive behavior ABSTRACT Influential research suggests that exercising self-control depletes a limited cognitive resource, of unclear identity. But a slack in performance needs not invoke resource...

NEUROSCIENCE Measuring people’s internal models of motor error distribution ABSTRACT A good decision maker in perception and action (e.g. a good surgeon) needs to allow for the irreducible errors in her own movement. In simple reaching tasks, the...

NEUROSCIENCE Saving the Masses: The Role of Perceived Efficacy in Charitable Giving ABSTRACT People tend to be more sympathetic and generous to single than to multiple beneficiaries. We identify one factor—perceived efficacy—that when increased...

NEUROSCIENCE The price of success ABSTRACT How much should you pay for a better chance at success? For this project, we approached individuals in a city park and had them play a novel lottery using a small set of black and white marbles in an...

NEUROSCIENCE Suboptimal Criterion Learning in Static and Dynamic Environments AUTHORS:  LElyse H. Norton, Stephen M. Fleming, Nathaniel D. Daw, and Michael S. Landy ABSTRACT Humans often make decisions based on uncertain...