Insight and addiction

NEUROSCIENCE Insight and addiction ABSTRACT Previous studies have suggested impairments in insight in neuropsychiatric disorders. However it is often difficult to distill impairments in insight from other cognitive impairments. Together with...

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Projection Bias

NEUROSCIENCE Projection Bias ABSTRACT Projection bias is exemplified by the “shopping while hungry” phenomenon, in which people overbuy at the supermarket when they’re hungry, incorrectly anticipating the kinds and amount of food they’ll want...

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The price of success

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...

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Genes, Smoking, and Health

NEUROSCIENCE Genes, Smoking, and Health ABSTRACT Research on the impact of genes on smoking and through smoking on health. We are using the genomic Health and Retirement Survey both to confirm earlier GWAS findings on smoking and genes, and to...

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Urban Attention

NEUROSCIENCE Urban Attention ABSTRACT The effects of external distractors on reaction time have been extremely well characterized in the lab. In this project, we aim to quantify the impact of distracting urban environments during an everyday...

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