cndm_about_logo

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-07T15:11:08+00:00

About the course logo The logo is based on the molecular diagram for dopamine with a highly stylized cerebral hemisphere squished into the shape of the benzene ring. Back to topics page

cndm_guides

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-07T15:12:34+00:00

About the logo Cognitive Neuroscience of Decision Making This course spans the range of cognitive neuroscience topics, with a focus on how each cognitive process relates to decision making. Every week the class produces a collaborative project investigating a different topic.

cndm_howto

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-12-31T15:29:17+00:00

Overview <2018-12-19 Wed> Notes for creating VT PSYC 4364 Senior Seminar “Cogntive Neuroscience of Decision Making” Spring 2019. ---------- Activities Critical reading questions Make list of submitted questions

cndm_neuroimaging_instructions_lit_rev

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-10-16T14:35:45+00:00

Overview Get ready to neuroimage! 1. Install Mango software You will need to install the Mango viewer software to do this part of the assignment. In general, I prefer not to ask students to download software, but currently there are no browser-based MRI image viewers available online that provide all the features we need. I have chosen Mango to download because it is non-commercial (so that there are no ads or additional software that come with it), free

cndm_neuroimaging_instructions_summary_doc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-10-16T14:25:08+00:00

cndm_topic_consciousness

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:21:07+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Consciousness Is consciousness necessary for decision making? Article Discussed Soon, C. S., Brass, M., Heinze, H.-J., & Haynes, J.-D. (2008). Unconscious determinants of free decisions in the human brain. Nature Neuroscience, 11(5), 543–545.

cndm_topic_dopamine

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:18:24+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Dopamine This neurotransmitter signals reward prediction error, which influences how likely we are to make a choice again in the future. Article Discussed Daw, N. D., & Tobler, P. N. (2014). Value Learning through Reinforcement. In

cndm_topic_emotion

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:20:19+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Emotion How do our emotions influence decision making? Article Discussed Lempert, K. M., & Phelps, E. A. (2014). Neuroeconomics of Emotion and Decision Making. In Neuroeconomics (pp. 219–236). ---------- Brief summary

cndm_topic_empathy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:18:22+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Empathy Understanding other people's minds and perspectives influences our decisions. Article Discussed Singer, T., & Tusche, A. (2014). Chapter 27 - Understanding Others: Brain Mechanisms of Theory of Mind and Empathy. In P. W. Glimcher & E. Fehr (Eds.),

cndm_topic_executive

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-28T17:10:12+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Executive Function Cognitive abilities and limitations that affect decision making. Article Discussed Rabinovici, G. D., Stephens, M. L., & Possin, K. L. (2015). Executive Dysfunction. Continuum : Lifelong Learning in Neurology

cndm_topic_gustation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:18:36+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Taste (Gustation) Sensory processes influence one of the most basic kinds of choices Article Discussed Carleton, A., Accolla, R., & Simon, S. A. (2010). Coding in the mammalian gustatory system. Trends in Neurosciences,

cndm_topic_memory

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:20:15+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Episodic Memory A fundamental decision we have to make in our daily lives is whether our impressions really correspond to memories of events we experienced. Article Discussed Rugg, M. D., & Vilberg, K. L. (2013). Brain networks underlying episodic memory retrieval.

cndm_topic_movement

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-08-18T21:53:32+00:00

Topic: Movement Deciding when and how to move is a constant, but usually automatic, decision we make. Article Discussed Lhuillier, S., Gyselinck, V., Dutriaux, L., Grison, E., & Nicolas, S. (2018). “Like a ball and chain”: Altering locomotion effort perception distorts spatial representations.

cndm_topic_reasoning

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:20:36+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Reasoning Strategic thinking about problems and decisions. Article Discussed Johnson-Laird, P. N. (1999). Deductive Reasoning. Annual Review of Psychology, 50(1), 109–135. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.50.1.109 ---------- Brief Summary The topic of this article is on deductive reasoning in the brain. Two different cognitive theories of deduction were explored and clinical evidence that opposed the mental model theory was presented. …

cndm_topic_semantic

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:18:25+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Semantic Memory Semantic memory is knowledge that is not specific to any one episode in time. It forms the basis for many of our “System 1” automatic decisions without reflection. Article Discussed Binder, J. R., & Desai, R. H. (2011). The neurobiology of semantic memory.

cndm_topic_social

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:18:08+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Social cognition Social decision making. Article Discussed Rilling, J. K., & Sanfey, A. G. (2011). The Neuroscience of Social Decision-Making. Annual Review of Psychology, 62(1), 23–48. ---------- Brief Summary

cndm_topic_taste

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-30T17:19:39+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: taste (culture) Many of our most confident decisions are guided by preferences we learn implicitly from our cultural experience. We know what we like. Article Discussed Berns, G. S., & Moore, S. E. (2012). A neural predictor of cultural popularity.

cndm_topic_value

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-12-21T13:04:21+00:00

Back to topics page Topic: Value How do we automatically judge the value of different choices? Article Discussed Glimcher, P. W. (2014). Chapter 20—Value-Based Decision Making. In P. W. Glimcher & E. Fehr (Eds.), Neuroeconomics (Second Edition) (pp. 373–391).

cndm

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-12-31T15:27:10+00:00

Cognitive Neuroscience of Decision Making The online database of decision making scholarship Research guides Instructions for the course Neuroimaging meta-analysis instructions for summary documents Neuroimaging meta-analysis instructions for literature review assignment Documentation Practical notes and code for making the research guides

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