Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Representations of the intrinsic value of information in mouse orbitofrontal cortex

The paper shows mice seek information for its intrinsic value, with distinct neural representations in the orbitofrontal cortex for information and reward.

The Contextual Specificity of Pausing: Interpreting Electromyographic Partial Responses During Action Cancellation and Attentional Capture

The paper investigates the contextual specificity of motor pauses during action cancellation and attentional capture, showing that EMG suppression is context-dependent rather than a generalizable pause process.

Neural and computational mechanisms of effort under the pressure of a deadline

This study investigates how deadline pressure influences effort-based decisions through computational modeling and neuroimaging, showing that deadline pressure shifts motivation from avoiding effort to valuing it.

Dissociable roles of prefrontal plasticity in decision making strategy and execution of habitual behavior

This study identifies distinct roles of prefrontal plasticity in controlling decision-making strategy and habit execution in male mice.

Embodied reinforcement learning in the primate cortico-basal ganglia system

This study shows that value coding in the primate cortico-basal ganglia system varies across motor responses, challenging the idea of motor-system-invariant value signals.

Interaction of involuntary and executive attention during development

This study examines how executive attention and involuntary orienting interact in children, adolescents, and adults using auditory tasks and EEG measurements.

Distinct Orbitofrontal Feedback Signals Shape Sensory Behavioral Strategies during Flexible Learning

The paper shows mice transition from choice-driven to cue-driven strategies during learning, with OFC signaling influencing cortical representations of reward and error strategies.

Value control of punishment

This study shows that punishment's effect on behavior depends on the current value of the punisher, not just its prior occurrence, using an outcome revaluation procedure in rats.

Metabolic state and energy reserves jointly regulate adaptive behavioural control

This study shows that fasting-induced energy deficits and stored energy reserves jointly regulate inhibitory control and incentive motivation in humans, with distinct metabolic principles governing each.

Right-lateralized prefrontal signature with successful Stroop-like interference control in early childhood

This study shows that successful Stroop-like interference control in early childhood is linked to right lateral prefrontal activation, not left frontal regions as previously thought.

Neurobehavioural correlates of changing one's mind in ADHD and OCD

This study examines neurobehavioural differences in ADHD and OCD patients during a cognitive flexibility task, finding distinct patterns of response switching and brain activity.

Testing the Cross-Paradigm Convergence of Behavioral and Neural Measures of Attention

The paper tests which behavioral and neural measures of attention converge across different tasks and finds that neural measures like ISC are more consistent than traditional behavioral measures.

Two time scales of adaptation in human learning rates

This study shows humans adapt learning rates at both fast and slow time scales, with the central orbitofrontal cortex involved in representing environment-specific learning rates.

Protracted Maturation of Proactive and Reactive Systems Predicts Cognitive Stability and Psychopathology : A longitudinal multi-cohort study

The paper uses longitudinal fMRI data to show that proactive and reactive control networks stabilize after mid-adolescence, predicting cognitive stability and psychopathology.

Dissociable Contributions of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal and Posterior Parietal Cortices to Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies

This study uses transcranial stimulation to show that the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex have distinct roles in regulating automatic alcohol approach tendencies.

Decoupling Choice from Motor Response Reduces Choice-History Effects

The paper shows that decoupling perceptual choices from motor responses reduces choice-history effects in non-human primates.

Temporal Processing during Decision Making under Uncertainty.

The paper investigates neural representations of time during decision-making under risk using human intracranial electro-physiology and a temporal convolution network to predict response timing.

Rapid value learning reveals generalized and context-dependent codes in frontal cortex

The paper shows that value representations in ACC and OFC develop rapidly and use distinct coding strategies, with ACC encoding generalized value and OFC showing context-dependent coding.

Distinct Control States Underlie Voluntary Task Switching: Evidence for Capacity-Dependent Control Modes

The paper investigates how working memory capacity influences voluntary task switching, finding that lower capacity individuals are more likely to switch after attentional lapses, while higher capacity individuals switch from focused states.

Age and Social Observation Effects on Theta Synchrony and Its Role in Adolescent Post-Error Control: A Computational Approach

This study examines age and social observation effects on theta synchrony during post-error control in adolescents using computational modeling and EEG data.

EEG biomarkers of reinforcement learning and motivation: A multi-task battery

The paper develops a five-task EEG battery to detect dissociable neural biomarkers of reinforcement learning and motivation, identifying distinct neural markers across multiple tasks.

Reward predictability shapes decision making states and exploitative control in marmosets

This study develops a behavioral platform to study decision making in marmosets and finds that reward predictability influences behavioral states and error correction during task performance.

Proactive visual and motor prioritization differentially scale with cue reliability

This study investigates how visual and motor prioritization in working memory scale with cue reliability, finding that motor prioritization scales more with cue reliability than visual prioritization.

Multiple-Demand Network encoding geometry balances generalization and dimensionality during novel task assembly.

The paper investigates how the brain encodes novel task instructions using fMRI and finds that the MDN uses both abstract and high-dimensional coding to balance generalization and expressivity.

Frontal connectivity dynamics encode contextual information during action preparation

This paper shows that frontal brain regions modulate their connectivity based on contextual cues during action preparation, with distinct roles in motor readiness and inhibitory control.

Attentional selection is a neuroeconomic decision

This study shows that human saccade selection follows cost-benefit computations consistent with neuroeconomic decision-making, revealing dissociable roles for effort-costs and rewards.

Inhibitory Control, Shifting, and Working Memory Updating Domains form Cognitive Phenotypes in Non-human Primates

This study identifies four separable cognitive factors in non-human primates through multi-task assessments, revealing distinct cognitive phenotypes related to executive functions.

Dynamic Modulation of Distractor Suppression by Tonic and Trial-Level Alertness Fluctuations: A Pupillometric Study

This study investigates how tonic and trial-level alertness affect distractor suppression during statistical learning using pupillometry and eye tracking.

Inverse reinforcement learning reveals action-oriented value signals in naturalistic decision making

This study uses inverse reinforcement learning to identify value signals in the brain during naturalistic decision making, finding strong associations with dorsal striatum activity.

Serial, as opposed to parallel, insular-prefrontal cortex processing determines the tendency to make risky decisions

This study shows that serial processing between insular and prefrontal cortices determines risk-taking behavior in rats, with parallel processing linked to suboptimal decisions.