explore/exploitexplore-exploit
pavlovian go/no-go taskpavlovian-go-no-go-task
social decision makingsocial-decision-making
cognitive controlcognitive-control
sequential samplingsequential-sampling
probability estimationprobability-estimation
metacognitionmetacognition
perceptual decision makingperceptual-decision-making
pavlovian conditioningpavlovian-conditioning
information seekinginformation-seeking
time perceptiontime-perception
multi-arm banditmulti-arm-bandit
restless banditrestless-bandit
sequential decision makingsequential-decision-making
approach/avoidanceapproach-avoidance
risk sensitivityrisk-sensitivity
working memoryworking-memory
configural learningconfigural-learning
reversal learningreversal-learning
economic gameeconomic-game
range adaptationrange-adaptation
counterfactual feedbackcounterfactual-feedback
free associationfree-association
compound generalizationcompound-generalization
decisions from descriptiondecisions-from-description
continuous outcomescontinuous-outcomes
People show vast variability in skill performance and learning. What determines a person’s individual performance and learning ability? In this study
When our experience violates our predictions, it is adaptive to update our knowledge to promote a more accurate representation of the world and facili
The purpose of exploration is to reduce goal-relevant uncertainty. This can be achieved by choosing to explore the parts of the environment one is mos
Detecting unusual auditory stimuli is crucial for discovering potential threat. Locus coeruleus (LC), which coordinates attention, and amygdala, which
Incentives can be used to increase motivation, leading to better learning and performance on skilled motor tasks. Prior work has shown that monetary p
Judgments surrounding resource acquisition and valuation are ubiquitous in daily life. How do humans decide what something is worth to themselves or s
We examine why some words are more memorable than others by using predictive machine learning models applied to word recognition and recall datasets.
Throughout the day, humans show natural fluctuations in arousal that impact cognitive function. To study the behavioural dynamics of cognitive control
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia (SZ) are associated with a pattern of reinforcement learning (RL) deficits likely related to degraded represent
Aldridge-Waddon et al. (2022)The feelings of reward associated with social interaction help to motivate social behaviour and influence preferences for different types of social co
Algermissen et al. (2021)Action selection is biased by the valence of anticipated outcomes. To assess mechanisms by which these motivational biases are expressed and controlle
Algermissen & den-Ouden (2023)Prospective outcomes bias behavior in a “Pavlovian” manner: Reward prospect invigorates action, while punishment prospect suppresses it. Theories have
The gaze cueing effect is the tendency for people to respond faster to targets appearing at locations gazed at by others compared to locations gazed a
Exploring novel environments through sequential sampling is essential for efficient decision-making under uncertainty. In the laboratory, human explor
People have limited computational resources, yet they make complex strategic decisions over enormous spaces of possibilities. How do people efficientl
Statistical learning (SL), the extraction of regularities embedded in the environment, is often viewed as a fundamental and effortless process. Howeve
When judging the average value of sample stimuli (e.g., numbers) people tend to either over- or underweight extreme sample values, depending on task c
Two fundamental issues in memory research concern when later experiences strengthen or weaken initial memories and when the two memories become linked
What is the link between eye movements and sensory learning? Although some theories have argued for an automatic interaction between what we know and
It is still debated whether metacognition, or the ability to monitor our own mental states, relies on processes that are domain-general (a single set
Attentional bias for threat is an adaptive feature of human psychology, but may become maladaptive in anxiety-related disorders, causing distress, dis
Cognitive performance largely depends on how much effort is invested during task-execution. This also means that we rarely perform as good as we could
Base-rate neglect is a pervasive bias in judgment that is conceptualized as underweighting of prior information and can have serious consequences in r
Asutay & Västfjäll (2022)Affective experience has an important role in decision-making with recent theories suggesting a modulatory role of affect in ongoing subjective value
Interval timing refers to the ability to perceive and remember intervals in the seconds to minutes range. Our contemporary understanding of interval t
Anxiety is characterized by altered responses under uncertain conditions, but the precise mechanism by which uncertainty changes the behaviour of anxi
Behavioural inhibition is a key anxiety-like behaviour in rodents and humans, distinct from avoidance of danger, and reduced by anxiolytic drugs. In s
During adolescence and early adulthood, learning when to avoid threats and when to pursue rewards becomes crucial. Using a risky foraging task, we inv
Recent experiences influence the processing of new information even when those experiences are irrelevant to the current task. Does this reflect the i
The dataset includes 975 participants, who completed an online version of the4-arm bandit task in 2014. All participants gave their consent to carry t
Different environments favor different patterns of adaptive learning. A surprising event that in one context would accelerate belief updating might, i
Balasubramani et al. (2021)Choice selection strategies and decision making are typically investigated using multiple-choice gambling paradigms that require participants to maxim
Animals rely on learned associations to make decisions. Associations can be based on relationships between object features (e.g., the three leaflets o
Much is known about the effects of reward and punishment on behavior, yet little research has considered how these incentives influence the informatio
Perceptual decisions are accompanied by feelings of confidence that reflect the likelihood that the decision was correct. Here we aim to clarify the r
Transfer of learning refers to successful application of previously acquired knowledge or skills to novel settings. Although working memory (WM) is th
Overactive performance monitoring, as reflected by enhanced neural responses to errors (the error-related negativity, ERN), is considered a biomarker
Enhanced habit formation, greater automaticity and impaired goal/habit arbitration in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are key hypotheses from the
Computing confidence in ones own and others decisions is critical for social success. While there has been substantial progress in our understanding o
Checking behavior is a natural and adaptive strategy for resolving uncertainty in everyday situations. Here, we aimed at investigating the psychologic
Theoretical accounts suggest heightened uncertainty about the state of the world underpins aberrant belief updates, which in turn increase the risk of
To benefit from social interactions, people need to predict how their social partners will behave. Such predictions arise through integrating prior ex
Striatal dopamine is important to paranoid attributions, although its computational role in social inference remains elusive. We employed a simple gam
Barretto-Garcia et al. (2023)Humans are generally risk averse, preferring smaller certain over larger uncertain outcomes. Economic theories usually explain this by assuming concav
Bartsch & Oberauer (2023)The present experiments support two conclusions about the capacity limit of working memory (WM). First, they provide evidence for the Binding Hypothes
In September 2021 we conducted a survey to 1482 people in Italy, when the vaccination campaign against Covid19 was going on. In the first part of the
In economics and perceptual decision-making contextual effects are well documented, where decision weights are adjusted as a function of the distribut
Bavard & Palminteri (2023)Reinforcement learning research in humans and other species indicates that rewards are represented in a context-dependent manner. More specifically, r
Evidence suggests that economic values are rescaled as a function of the range of the available options. Although locally adaptive, range adaptation h
Despite the crucial role of complex temporal sequences, such as speech and music, in our everyday lives, our ability to acquire and reproduce these pa