Alterations in belief updating are proposed to underpin symptoms of psychiatric illness,
including psychosis, depression, and anxiety. Key parameters underlying belief updating …

In many everyday decisions, individuals choose between trialling something novel or
something they know well. Deciding when to try a new option or stick with an option that is …

In uncertain environments, intelligent decision-makers exploit actions that have been
rewarding in the past, but also explore actions that could be even better. Several …

Background: High-fidelity medical simulations can help students successfully navigate the
stressors of medical training and practice. Because sufficiently high stress levels can …

Background Decision-making in uncertain environments can lead to varied outcomes, and
how we process those outcomes may depend on our emotional state. Understanding how …

Dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE) have been repeatedly implicated in
neuropsychiatric vulnerability, in part via their roles in mediating the decision-making …

Humans have the capacity to persist in behavioural policies, even in challenging
environments that lack immediate reward. Our persistence is the scaffold on which many …

Global stress is widespread in today's post-pandemic world of political and economic
uncertainty. Vibroacoustic technology is a vibrotactile intervention with multiple uses, but its …

Exploration-exploitation decision-making is a feature of daily life that is altered in a number
of neuropsychiatric conditions. Humans display a range of exploration and exploitation …

Navigating uncertain environments is a fundamental challenge for adaptive behavior, and
affective states such as anxiety and apathy can profoundly influence an individual's …