Kristin Kaduk

This study finds that higher glucose levels are associated with lower self-reported stress and can predict subsequent stress changes in healthy individuals.

This study shows that glucose levels are linked to mood, but this link is fully mediated by conscious ratings of metabolic state, not subconscious processes.

This study investigates the effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on heart rate and variability, finding that it decreases HRV without altering HR.

This study inactivates the dorsal pulvinar in macaques and finds a spatial selection bias without perceptual deficit in a color discrimination task.

This study uses post-decision wagering to measure bi-directional certainty readouts, showing that subjects can assess both certainty of being correct and incorrect, with implications for decision-making under uncertainty.