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Reinforcement Learning and Attention in Decision Making
Reinforcement effects are a tenet of human decision-making under uncertainty, according to which people increase their risk-taking following a gain and decrease their risk-taking following ... -
Role of the Decision-Making Reference Point in Cognition and Psychopathology
Mood disorders are characterized by a tendency to subjectively evaluate objectively positive outcomes in a negative light. A fundamental feature of nearly all standard models ... -
Optimized sodium MR imaging at clinical field strength to study in vivo sodium signal in mild traumatic brain injury
The overall goal of this project is to detect and quantify changes in brain sodium MRI (NaMRI) signal after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). -
Rapid Structure-Function MRI of the Lung for Post-COVID-19 Management
The objective of this application is to develop novel rapid free-breathing four-dimensional (4D=3D+time) lung MRI techniques that will enable non-invasive radiation-free evaluation of ... -
Developing a Novel Neural marker for Assessing Pathological Social Interactions
We hypothesize that pathological social interactions like those observed in Autism, arise from a failure by patients to appropriately model the thoughts and plans of ... -
Assessing dysarthria severity before and after neurosurgical procedures: A prospective longitudinal study in patients with refractory movement disorders
Subjects undergoing the neurosurgical high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedure as part of their standard of care for Essential Tremor (ET) will perform three sessions ... -
Genetic Analysis of Hirschsprung Disease
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a birth defect resulting from the absence of nerve (ganglion) cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Hirschsprung disease has a population incidence ... -
Phenotypic and genotypic study of Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a disease in which the cornea is abnormally steep and thin. It affects approximately 1 in 2000 individuals and usually begins in the ... -
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 3 (ADNI3) Protocol: ATRI-001
Discover, optimize, standardize, and validate clinical trial measures and biomarkers used in ongoing AD research. Aim 1. Longitudinal changes in cognition and associated biomarkers Determine ... -
Cochlear implants and listening effort: the interaction of cognitive and sensory constraints
Hearing impairment is the third most prevalent chronic medical condition among older adults in the United States. Untreated, hearing loss can interfere with effective communication ...