From classical methods to generative models: Tackling the unreliability of neuroscientific measures in mental health research

N Haines, H Sullivan-Toole, T Olino - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in computational statistics and corresponding shifts in funding initiatives over the
past few decades have led to a proliferation of neuroscientific measures being developed in …

Using reinforcement learning models in social neuroscience: frameworks, pitfalls and suggestions of best practices

L Zhang, L Lengersdorff, N Mikus… - Social Cognitive and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of reinforcement learning
(RL) models in social, cognitive and affective neuroscience. This approach, in combination …

Theoretically informed generative models can advance the psychological and brain sciences: Lessons from the reliability paradox

Theories of individual differences are foundational to psychological and brain sciences, yet
they are traditionally developed and tested using superficial summaries of data (eg, mean …

[PDF][PDF] Learning from the reliability paradox: How theoretically informed generative models can advance the social, behavioral, and brain sciences

N Haines, PD Kvam, LH Irving, C Smith… - PsyArXiv, 2020 - researchgate.net
A primary aim of social, behavioral, and brain sciences is to develop explanations that
answer questions of why or how observed psychological phenomena occur (Hempel & …

Long-term outcomes of adolescent THC exposure on translational cognitive measures in adulthood in an animal model and computational assessment of human data

JMN Ferland, RJ Ellis, G Betts, MM Silveira… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although perceived as relatively harmless and nonaddictive, adolescent
cannabis use significantly increases the likelihood of developing cannabis use disorder in …

Parallel model-based and model-free reinforcement learning for card sorting performance

A Steinke, F Lange, B Kopp - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is considered a gold standard for the
assessment of cognitive flexibility. On the WCST, repeating a sorting category following …

Altered reinforcement learning in Narcolepsy type I and other central disorders of hypersomnolence

M Strauss, L Griffon, M Elbaz, I Arnulf, M Chennaoui… - Sleep Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairments are described in central disorders of hypersomnolence (CDH), but
studies remain very limited and largely focused on narcolepsy type 1 (NT1). The precise …

Decision-making (in) flexibility in gambling disorder

A Perandrés-Gómez, JF Navas, T van Timmeren… - Addictive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Behavioral flexibility–the ability to dynamically readjust our behavior in
response to reward contingency changes–is often investigated using probabilistic reversal …

Decision‐making biases in suicide attempters with major depressive disorder: A computational modeling study using the balloon analog risk task (BART)

Q Liu, R Zhong, X Ji, S Law, F Xiao, Y Wei… - Depression and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background In the last decade, suicidality has been increasingly theorized as a distinct
phenomenon from major depressive disorder (MDD), with unique psychological and neural …

Development of a novel computational model for the Balloon Analogue Risk Task: The exponential-weight mean–variance model

H Park, J Yang, J Vassileva, WY Ahn - Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) is a popular task used to measure risk-
taking behavior. To identify cognitive processes associated with choice behavior on the …