Economic decision-making in Drosophila larvae
NEUROSCIENCE Economic decision-making in Drosophila larvae ABSTRACT The goal of this project is two-fold. First, we use tools from microeconomics...
Read moreEfficient coding in decision circuits
NEUROSCIENCE Efficient coding in decision circuits ABSTRACT A fundamental feature of neurobiological systems is adaptive coding, where neural...
Read moreNeural dynamics of decision confidence
NEUROSCIENCE Neural dynamics of decision confidence ABSTRACT Previous studies in non-human primates have revealed neural activity in the parietal...
Read moreDecision Making under Stress: acute stress influences how we learn to trust others
NEUROSCIENCE Decision Making under Stress: acute stress influences how we learn to trust others ABSTRACT Stress—a ubiquitous part of everyday...
Read moreEnvisioning the Improbable: Judgment and Strategy in Heavy-Tailed Contexts
NEUROSCIENCE Envisioning the Improbable: Judgment and Strategy in Heavy-Tailed Contexts ABSTRACT This multi-method research seeks to increase...
Read moreNeural bases of self-control and adaptive behavior
NEUROSCIENCE Neural bases of self-control and adaptive behavior ABSTRACT Influential research suggests that exercising self-control depletes a...
Read moreCognitive Control Mode Predicts Behavioral Expression of Model-Based Reinforcement-Learning
NEUROSCIENCE Cognitive Control Mode Predicts Behavioral Expression of Model-Based Reinforcement-Learning ABSTRACT A converging body of work...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreParkinson’s Disease and Risky Monetary Decision-Making
NEUROSCIENCE Parkinson’s Disease and Risky Monetary Decision-Making ABSTRACT Dopamine is intimately involved in decision-making, but its...
Read moreRestoring Justice: Punishing on behalf of another, but not for oneself
NEUROSCIENCE Restoring Justice: Punishing on behalf of another, but not for oneself ABSTRACT Classic social psychology and experimental economic...
Read moreGoods & Actions, Model-based and Model-free
NEUROSCIENCE Goods & Actions, Model-based and Model-free ABSTRACT Two parallel lines of research have begun to identify the neural...
Read moreReference-dependence in intertemporal choice
NEUROSCIENCE Reference-dependence in intertemporal choice ABSTRACT In our current study, we measure emotional arousal while individuals make...
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