Information sampling behavior with explicit sampling costs
NEUROSCIENCE Information sampling behavior with explicit sampling costs AUTHORS: Laurence Maloney,Todd M. Gureckis, and Mordechai Juni...
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The role of the Hippocampus in reinforcement learning
NEUROSCIENCE The role of the Hippocampus in reinforcement learning ABSTRACT The idea that there are parallel learning and decision-making systems...
Read moreNeuroeconomic Models for Choice Behaviour
NEUROSCIENCE Neuroeconomic Models for Choice Behaviour ABSTRACT My research explores models of economic choice behaviour that gain insight from...
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 moreSaving the Masses: The Role of Perceived Efficacy in Charitable Giving
NEUROSCIENCE Saving the Masses: The Role of Perceived Efficacy in Charitable Giving ABSTRACT People tend to be more sympathetic and generous to...
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 moreA Bayesian model of insight
NEUROSCIENCE A Bayesian model of insight ABSTRACT We are building a computational model of insight. The core of this model permits actions to...
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 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 moreWhen Desire is Stronger than Debt Aversion: Enticing Consumers with Interest-Free Deals
NEUROSCIENCE Social and Monetary Reward Learning in Schizophrenia ABSTRACT People with schizophrenia have severe social cognitive impairments...
Read moreInsight and addiction
NEUROSCIENCE Insight and addiction ABSTRACT Previous studies have suggested impairments in insight in neuropsychiatric disorders. However it is...
Read moreEfficient coding in decision circuits
NEUROSCIENCE Efficient coding in decision circuits ABSTRACT A fundamental feature of neurobiological systems is adaptive coding, where neural...
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