Interrupting counterfactual representations in the lateral frontal pole
NEUROSCIENCE Interrupting counterfactual representations in the lateral frontal pole ABSTRACT I am collaborating with researchers at Oxford...
Read moreThe bounded log-odds model of frequency and probability distortion
NEUROSCIENCE The bounded log-odds model of frequency and probability distortion ABSTRACT People systematically distort probability and frequency...
Read moreInteroception and Decision-Making
NEUROSCIENCE Interoception and Decision-Making ABSTRACT Studies on the roles of emotion in decision-making have highlighted a powerful role for...
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Role of non-monetary incentives in decision making
NEUROSCIENCE Role of non-monetary incentives in decision making ABSTRACT People show age-related changes in decision-making. Therefore, we want to...
Read moreRat Prefrontal Cortex Inactivations during Decision Making Are Explained by Bistable Attractor Dynamics
NEUROSCIENCE Rat Prefrontal Cortex Inactivations during Decision Making Are Explained by Bistable Attractor Dynamics AUTHORS: Alex T...
Read moreCan deep brain stimulation reduce preference for cocaine?
NEUROSCIENCE A Drosophila model for studying the neuronal bases of decision-making ABSTRACT I work in the NYU Biology department in Justin Blau’s...
Read moreEvidence demonstrating working memory limitations in human decision-making
NEUROSCIENCE Evidence demonstrating working memory limitations in human decision-making ABSTRACT If you were asked to evaluate the lottery [0.8765...
Read moreEmotion and decision making under uncertainty
NEUROSCIENCE Emotion and decision making under uncertainty ABSTRACT Different forms and degrees of uncertainty, such as risk (known probabilities)...
Read moreInsight and addiction
NEUROSCIENCE Insight and addiction ABSTRACT Previous studies have suggested impairments in insight in neuropsychiatric disorders. However it is...
Read moreForaging, serial decision making and the opportunity cost of time
NEUROSCIENCE Foraging, serial decision making and the opportunity cost of time ABSTRACT We have an ongoing series of studies that use a...
Read moreWinter is coming: detecting and exploiting period changes in probability
NEUROSCIENCE Winter is coming: detecting and exploiting period changes in probability ABSTRACT Summer and winter, day and night: periodic change...
Read moreUrban Attention
NEUROSCIENCE Urban Attention ABSTRACT The effects of external distractors on reaction time have been extremely well characterized in the lab. In...
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