Robb Rutledge
@robbrutledge.bsky.social
Cognitive computational neuroscientist at Yale interested in decision making, happiness & mangosteens.
Play games for science! https://happinessquest.app
Play games for science! https://happinessquest.app
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I love this idea. This is the type of public-facing scicomm that gives a scientist a renewed and refreshed perspective on their own work. I champion scientists engaging in ways that fill their own cups here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
BUT!! fiction writing is a challenge (at least for me). /1
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
BUT!! fiction writing is a challenge (at least for me). /1
This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect.
A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨
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A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨
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October 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I love this idea. This is the type of public-facing scicomm that gives a scientist a renewed and refreshed perspective on their own work. I champion scientists engaging in ways that fill their own cups here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
BUT!! fiction writing is a challenge (at least for me). /1
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
BUT!! fiction writing is a challenge (at least for me). /1
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Thrilled to share our new preprint highlighting distinct neurocomputational mechanisms underlying how reward and punishment determine adaptive cognitive control - a massive fMRI study and collaborative team effort with the @shenhavlab.bsky.social 🧠
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying the distinct motivational influences of reward and punishment on cognitive control
Human motivation is fundamentally shaped by one's expectations of the reward they could earn for good performance or the punishment they would avoid for poor performance. However, the extent to which ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thrilled to share our new preprint highlighting distinct neurocomputational mechanisms underlying how reward and punishment determine adaptive cognitive control - a massive fMRI study and collaborative team effort with the @shenhavlab.bsky.social 🧠
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Really interesting work by Bakhurin and colleagues challenging the reward prediction error hypothesis of dopamine:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Really interesting work by Bakhurin and colleagues challenging the reward prediction error hypothesis of dopamine:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
Reposted by Robb Rutledge
In a Comment, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Michael Browning argue that the field of computational psychiatry will improve patient outcomes through its increasing focus on interventions and trials. #mentalhealthresearch #Psychiatry
➡️ nature.com/articles/s43...
🔓 rdcu.be/eKp1v
🧵(3/8)
➡️ nature.com/articles/s43...
🔓 rdcu.be/eKp1v
🧵(3/8)
Trials for computational psychiatry - Nature Computational Science
Computational psychiatry is increasingly delivering causal evidence by focusing on interventions research and clinical trials. Causal evidence could improve patient outcomes through improved precision, repurposing, novel interventions, scaling of psychotherapy and better translation to the clinic.
nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In a Comment, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Michael Browning argue that the field of computational psychiatry will improve patient outcomes through its increasing focus on interventions and trials. #mentalhealthresearch #Psychiatry
➡️ nature.com/articles/s43...
🔓 rdcu.be/eKp1v
🧵(3/8)
➡️ nature.com/articles/s43...
🔓 rdcu.be/eKp1v
🧵(3/8)
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🚨Out now in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social 🚨
We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
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We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
Thread ⬇️
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨Out now in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social 🚨
We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
Thread ⬇️
We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
Thread ⬇️
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New preprint from the lab! 🧠
Led by Juliana Trach, w/ Sophia Ou
Using fMRI, we discovered evidence for time-sensitive reward prediction errors (RPEs) in the human cerebellum.
Builds on, and extends, recent work in both rodents and NHPs
Led by Juliana Trach, w/ Sophia Ou
Using fMRI, we discovered evidence for time-sensitive reward prediction errors (RPEs) in the human cerebellum.
Builds on, and extends, recent work in both rodents and NHPs
September 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New preprint from the lab! 🧠
Led by Juliana Trach, w/ Sophia Ou
Using fMRI, we discovered evidence for time-sensitive reward prediction errors (RPEs) in the human cerebellum.
Builds on, and extends, recent work in both rodents and NHPs
Led by Juliana Trach, w/ Sophia Ou
Using fMRI, we discovered evidence for time-sensitive reward prediction errors (RPEs) in the human cerebellum.
Builds on, and extends, recent work in both rodents and NHPs
Reposted by Robb Rutledge
🧵 New paper! We studied depression symptoms and goal-directed decisions under uncertainty
@shiyiliang.bsky.social, with @evanrussek.bsky.social & @robbrutledge.bsky.social
Surprisingly, we found that apathy–anhedonia was linked to enhanced goal-directed behavior. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@shiyiliang.bsky.social, with @evanrussek.bsky.social & @robbrutledge.bsky.social
Surprisingly, we found that apathy–anhedonia was linked to enhanced goal-directed behavior. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🧵 New paper! We studied depression symptoms and goal-directed decisions under uncertainty
@shiyiliang.bsky.social, with @evanrussek.bsky.social & @robbrutledge.bsky.social
Surprisingly, we found that apathy–anhedonia was linked to enhanced goal-directed behavior. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@shiyiliang.bsky.social, with @evanrussek.bsky.social & @robbrutledge.bsky.social
Surprisingly, we found that apathy–anhedonia was linked to enhanced goal-directed behavior. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
📢 Early registration prices end tomorrow 15 April! 🚨
Computational Psychiatry Conference is 14-16 July in Tübingen, Germany. www.cpconf.org
Speakers inc. Phil Corlett, Charlotte Fraza, Andreas Heinz, Georgia Koppe, Jill O'Reilly, Chandra Sripada, Sophie Valk, Tor Wager
Computational Psychiatry Conference is 14-16 July in Tübingen, Germany. www.cpconf.org
Speakers inc. Phil Corlett, Charlotte Fraza, Andreas Heinz, Georgia Koppe, Jill O'Reilly, Chandra Sripada, Sophie Valk, Tor Wager
Computational Psychiatry Conference
Tübingen, Germany (July 14-16, 2025)
www.cpconf.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📢 Early registration prices end tomorrow 15 April! 🚨
Computational Psychiatry Conference is 14-16 July in Tübingen, Germany. www.cpconf.org
Speakers inc. Phil Corlett, Charlotte Fraza, Andreas Heinz, Georgia Koppe, Jill O'Reilly, Chandra Sripada, Sophie Valk, Tor Wager
Computational Psychiatry Conference is 14-16 July in Tübingen, Germany. www.cpconf.org
Speakers inc. Phil Corlett, Charlotte Fraza, Andreas Heinz, Georgia Koppe, Jill O'Reilly, Chandra Sripada, Sophie Valk, Tor Wager
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I am SO excited to share my latest #preprint with
@robbrutledge.bsky.social, Chongyu Qin, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Martin Chadwick, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, and others from DeepMind:
"Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.02091
A short 🧵
1/7
@robbrutledge.bsky.social, Chongyu Qin, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Martin Chadwick, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, and others from DeepMind:
"Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.02091
A short 🧵
1/7
Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence
Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) have rapidly become a significant part of everyday life, with over a quarter of American adults using them multiple times per week. While these tools o...
arxiv.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I am SO excited to share my latest #preprint with
@robbrutledge.bsky.social, Chongyu Qin, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Martin Chadwick, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, and others from DeepMind:
"Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.02091
A short 🧵
1/7
@robbrutledge.bsky.social, Chongyu Qin, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Martin Chadwick, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, and others from DeepMind:
"Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.02091
A short 🧵
1/7