Many aspects of human learning have been proposed as a process of constructing mental
programs: from acquiring symbolic number representations to intuitive theories about the …

Learning structures that effectively abstract decision policies is key to the flexibility of human
intelligence. Previous work has shown that humans use hierarchically structured policies to …

Emotional states influence human behaviour and cognition, leading to diverse thought
trajectories. Similarly, Large Language Models (LLMs) showcase an excellent level of …

Where do values live in thought? A straightforward answer is that we (or our brains) make
decisions using explicit value representations which are our values. Recent work applying …

Optimal sequential decision-making requires considering a vast number of potential action
sequences, growing exponentially with every step into the future. The theoretical difficulty of …