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Maisy Tarlow

Brown University

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A Novel Approach-Avoidance Task to Study Decision Making Under Outcome Uncertainty

Ziwei Cheng, Nadja Rita Ging-Jehli, Maisy Tarlow, Joonhwa Kim, Henry W. Chase, Manan Arora, Lisa K. Bonar, Ricki Stiffler, Alex Grattery, Simona Graur, Michael J. Frank, Mary L. Phillips, Amitai Shenhav

This paper introduces a novel task to study decision-making under outcome uncertainty and uses computational models to analyze how people balance approach and avoidance behaviors.

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review · Mar 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying the distinct motivational influences of reward and punishment on cognitive control

Debbie Marianne Yee, Mahalia Prater Fahey, Ziwei Cheng, Xiamin Leng, Joonhwa Kim, Maisy Tarlow, Kaitlyn Mundy, Samuel Nevins, Amitai Shenhav

This study identifies distinct neural regions associated with reward and punishment influences on cognitive control using fMRI and a multi-incentive task, revealing how these incentives shape control strategies and mental effort.

bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Motivational context determines the impact of aversive outcomes on mental effort allocation

Mahalia Prater Fahey, Debbie Marianne Yee, Xiamin Leng, Maisy Tarlow, Amitai Shenhav

The paper shows that aversive outcomes influence mental effort allocation based on motivational context, with participants adjusting caution or efficiency depending on whether the outcome is punishment or reinforcement.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience