Models and interventions of cognition.

Neuroscientific learning theories propose that the brain acquires knowledge by constructing internal world models. Supervised learning, the dominant approach in deep neural networks (DNN), relies on e...

Progress in artificial intelligence is turning machine consciousness from a philosophical curiosity into a societal issue, and has led to criticism of the widespread computational functionalist framew...

Using computational modeling, this study shows that causal attributions are associated with how people form ability beliefs. Lower self-esteem and higher depressive symptoms were linked to stronger ne...

Cambridge Core - Neurosciences - Scientific Theories of Consciousness

From equations to fitted models in minutes: what LLMs are changing in computational cognitive science and how we should adapt.

Scientific Reports - Domain-specific effects of hunger on attention and choice

The amygdala shows abnormal metabolism in depression, a disorder marked by altered emotion, motivation, and learning. Yet its causal role in these pro…

Welcome to Maastricht University! Are you fascinated by how the brain remembers and predicts information, and how it can tell apart representations of past and future? At Maastricht University, you wi...

Silent visual reading is accompanied by the phenomenological experience of an inner voice. However, the temporal dynamics and functional role of the underlying neural representations remain unclear. H...

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PhD Candidate: cognitive computational neuroscience of individual differences

Osnabrück University welcomes Prof. Dr. Lilian Weber! Since August 15, she has held the professorship "Cognitive Modeling" at the School of Human Sciences. A warm welcome!

Three PhD positions -- ERC Project posted on June 10, 2025 We are currently seeking highly motivated individuals to fill three PhD positi...

Nature Communications - People often discard incoming information when it contradicts their pre-existing beliefs about the world. Here, the authors show that this discarded information is precisely...