Demystifying unsupervised learning: how it helps and hurts
Humans and machines rarely have access to explicit external feedback or supervision, yet
manage to learn. Most modern machine learning systems succeed because they benefit …
manage to learn. Most modern machine learning systems succeed because they benefit …
A neural pathway for nonreinforced preference change
T Schonberg, LN Katz - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2020 - cell.com
How is value processed in the brain to inform decision making? A plethora of studies
describe how preferences are shaped by experience with external reinforcements. While …
describe how preferences are shaped by experience with external reinforcements. While …
[HTML][HTML] Belief formation–A driving force for brain evolution
RJ Seitz, HF Angel - Brain and Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
The topic of belief has been neglected in the natural sciences for a long period of time.
Recent neuroscience research in non-human primates and humans, however, has shown …
Recent neuroscience research in non-human primates and humans, however, has shown …
Believing and beliefs—neurophysiological underpinnings
RJ Seitz - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The credition model posits that beliefs are the result of neural processes that involve the
perception of external information and their valuation in terms of personal meaning …
perception of external information and their valuation in terms of personal meaning …
Trading mental effort for confidence in the metacognitive control of value-based decision-making
DG Lee, J Daunizeau - elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Why do we sometimes opt for actions or items that we do not value the most? Under current
neurocomputational theories, such preference reversals are typically interpreted in terms of …
neurocomputational theories, such preference reversals are typically interpreted in terms of …
Choice changes preferences, not merely reflects them: A meta-analysis of the artifact-free free-choice paradigm.
One of the prominent, by now seminal, paradigms in the research tradition of cognitive
dissonance (Festinger, 1957) is the free-choice paradigm developed by Brehm (1956) to …
dissonance (Festinger, 1957) is the free-choice paradigm developed by Brehm (1956) to …
Choosing what we like vs liking what we choose: How choice-induced preference change might actually be instrumental to decision-making
D Lee, J Daunizeau - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
For more than 60 years, it has been known that people report higher (lower) subjective
values for items after having selected (rejected) them during a choice task. This …
values for items after having selected (rejected) them during a choice task. This …
The effect of emotion regulation on risk-taking and decision-related activity in prefrontal cortex
Emotion regulation impacts the expected emotional responses to the outcomes of risky
decisions via activation of cognitive control strategies. However, whether the regulation of …
decisions via activation of cognitive control strategies. However, whether the regulation of …
Cognitive dissonance resolution depends on executive functions and frontal lobe integrity
C Tandetnik, E Sohier, L Capelle, V du Boullay… - Cortex, 2021 - Elsevier
The free choice paradigm constitutes one of the most explored paradigms of cognitive
dissonance research. Typically, once asked to choose between two similarly rated items …
dissonance research. Typically, once asked to choose between two similarly rated items …
Value certainty and choice confidence are multidimensional constructs that guide decision-making
The degree of certainty that decision-makers have about their evaluations of available
choice alternatives and their confidence about selecting the subjectively best alternative are …
choice alternatives and their confidence about selecting the subjectively best alternative are …