Wouter Kool
@wouterkool.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at WUSTL. PI of the Control and Decision Making Lab.
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Beyond thrilled to share that I've been selected as the winner of the 2025 Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence! So grateful to my incredible mentors, Julie Bugg, Wouter Kool @wouterkool.bsky.social, and Todd Braver, who made this possible.
More here!
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More here!
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Beyond thrilled to share that I've been selected as the winner of the 2025 Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence! So grateful to my incredible mentors, Julie Bugg, Wouter Kool @wouterkool.bsky.social, and Todd Braver, who made this possible.
More here!
artsci.washu.edu/ampersand/gr...
More here!
artsci.washu.edu/ampersand/gr...
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We’re hiring!
@sucholutsky.bsky.social and I are seeking a postdoc and RA for a project on trust in AI systems with folks at NYU, Princeton, BU, and Cornell
Positions open until filled. Apply soon! Please share 🔁
postdoc: apply.interfolio.com/175495
RA: apply.interfolio.com/175497
@sucholutsky.bsky.social and I are seeking a postdoc and RA for a project on trust in AI systems with folks at NYU, Princeton, BU, and Cornell
Positions open until filled. Apply soon! Please share 🔁
postdoc: apply.interfolio.com/175495
RA: apply.interfolio.com/175497
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October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We’re hiring!
@sucholutsky.bsky.social and I are seeking a postdoc and RA for a project on trust in AI systems with folks at NYU, Princeton, BU, and Cornell
Positions open until filled. Apply soon! Please share 🔁
postdoc: apply.interfolio.com/175495
RA: apply.interfolio.com/175497
@sucholutsky.bsky.social and I are seeking a postdoc and RA for a project on trust in AI systems with folks at NYU, Princeton, BU, and Cornell
Positions open until filled. Apply soon! Please share 🔁
postdoc: apply.interfolio.com/175495
RA: apply.interfolio.com/175497
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Come work with us! @princetonneuro.bsky.social and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University are searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of human cognitive neuroscience, to be hired jointly in Psychology and Neuroscience: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Come work with us! @princetonneuro.bsky.social and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University are searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of human cognitive neuroscience, to be hired jointly in Psychology and Neuroscience: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
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The Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at WashU is recruiting postdoctoral fellows. The Center offers a unique opportunity to craft a transdisciplinary research program with an unusual degree of independence.
ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fell...
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Postdoc Fellows
The CTCN funds a cohort of outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows to work at the interface between theoretical and experimental labs and help forge new collaborations. Application deadline August 1st, 20…
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July 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at WashU is recruiting postdoctoral fellows. The Center offers a unique opportunity to craft a transdisciplinary research program with an unusual degree of independence.
ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fell...
ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fell...
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Come see our VSS presentations!
May 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Come see our VSS presentations!
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Despite the world being on fire, I can't help but be thrilled to announce that I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth in Fall '26. I'll be recruiting grad students this upcoming cycle—get in touch if you're interested!
May 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Despite the world being on fire, I can't help but be thrilled to announce that I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth in Fall '26. I'll be recruiting grad students this upcoming cycle—get in touch if you're interested!
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Check out our new study by @atabk.bsky.social! He tweaked a word list memory task to have hidden rules at encoding, which shifted and created “event boundaries.” People recalled pre-boundary words more, and post-boundary words less. Other fun bits in the paper include a reinforcement learning model!
This study examines how events structured recall, which was impaired for items after event boundaries. A reinforcement learning model showed that decision certainty predicts recall success.
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Free recall is shaped by inference and scaffolded by event structure - Communications Psychology
This study examines how event boundaries affect recall of items in a decision-making task. Events structured recall, which was impaired for items after boundaries. A reinforcement learning model showe...
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Check out our new study by @atabk.bsky.social! He tweaked a word list memory task to have hidden rules at encoding, which shifted and created “event boundaries.” People recalled pre-boundary words more, and post-boundary words less. Other fun bits in the paper include a reinforcement learning model!
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Model-based planning in structured foraging environments: https://osf.io/8z3qv
April 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Model-based planning in structured foraging environments: https://osf.io/8z3qv
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This study examines how events structured recall, which was impaired for items after event boundaries. A reinforcement learning model showed that decision certainty predicts recall success.
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Free recall is shaped by inference and scaffolded by event structure - Communications Psychology
This study examines how event boundaries affect recall of items in a decision-making task. Events structured recall, which was impaired for items after boundaries. A reinforcement learning model showe...
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This study examines how events structured recall, which was impaired for items after event boundaries. A reinforcement learning model showed that decision certainty predicts recall success.
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@atabk.bsky.social @wouterkool.bsky.social @zreagh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Just reviewed a paper with an OSF preregistration that was mostly empty and uninformative (e.g., analysis plan just said “anova”, see image). I recommended rejection, but the editor asked for revision without addressing this issue in the decision letter. What would you do in this case?
April 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just reviewed a paper with an OSF preregistration that was mostly empty and uninformative (e.g., analysis plan just said “anova”, see image). I recommended rejection, but the editor asked for revision without addressing this issue in the decision letter. What would you do in this case?
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Excited that we are recruiting for a new postdoctoral program in Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience at #WashU! Get in touch if you have questions!
sites.wustl.edu/systemsneuro...
sites.wustl.edu/systemsneuro...
CCSN Postdoctoral program | McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine
CCSN Postdoctoral Funding Now OpenFace Page & Mentor FormApplications Due by 5:00 pm Friday, May 2, 2025.Funding expected to start July 1, 2025....
sites.wustl.edu
April 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Excited that we are recruiting for a new postdoctoral program in Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience at #WashU! Get in touch if you have questions!
sites.wustl.edu/systemsneuro...
sites.wustl.edu/systemsneuro...
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Apply for a FREE virtual workshop on "R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience." Sponsored by NSF and will take place this summer. Enrollment is open to all students. Direct training on using R to analyze data from psychological tasks. Applications due 4/30. 🤓🧑💻
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About the Course
Aims of the course
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April 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Apply for a FREE virtual workshop on "R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience." Sponsored by NSF and will take place this summer. Enrollment is open to all students. Direct training on using R to analyze data from psychological tasks. Applications due 4/30. 🤓🧑💻
sites.google.com/view/r-progr...
sites.google.com/view/r-progr...
Two new preprints from my group at WashU!
First, Merve @mileritayar.bsky.social tests whether people place an effort cost on switching between cognitive control settings. We find that people avoid switching between focused and relaxed attentional states.
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First, Merve @mileritayar.bsky.social tests whether people place an effort cost on switching between cognitive control settings. We find that people avoid switching between focused and relaxed attentional states.
osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
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March 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Two new preprints from my group at WashU!
First, Merve @mileritayar.bsky.social tests whether people place an effort cost on switching between cognitive control settings. We find that people avoid switching between focused and relaxed attentional states.
osf.io/preprints/os...
First, Merve @mileritayar.bsky.social tests whether people place an effort cost on switching between cognitive control settings. We find that people avoid switching between focused and relaxed attentional states.
osf.io/preprints/os...
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Gheza & Kool show that, in multidimensional environments, people allocate attention to individual distractors based on their interference with the current task. A neural model supports these findings and suggests revising cognitive control theories.
https://go.nature.co...
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Distractor-specific control adaptation in multidimensional environments - Nature Human Behaviour
Gheza and Kool show that, in multidimensional environments, people allocate attention to individual distractors on the basis of their interference with the current task. They develop a neural model that supports these findings and suggest that cognitive control theories need to be revised.
go.nature.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Gheza & Kool show that, in multidimensional environments, people allocate attention to individual distractors based on their interference with the current task. A neural model supports these findings and suggests revising cognitive control theories.
https://go.nature.co...
https://go.nature.co...
Three new CDML publications to start off 2025!
First up: research on multidimensional control from @davideghez.bsky.social in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social! Across three behavioral experiments and with computational modeling, Davide shows that people adapt control in a distractor-specific fashion.
First up: research on multidimensional control from @davideghez.bsky.social in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social! Across three behavioral experiments and with computational modeling, Davide shows that people adapt control in a distractor-specific fashion.
Distractor-specific control adaptation in multidimensional environments - Nature Human Behaviour
Gheza and Kool show that, in multidimensional environments, people allocate attention to individual distractors on the basis of their interference with the current task. They develop a neural model th...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Three new CDML publications to start off 2025!
First up: research on multidimensional control from @davideghez.bsky.social in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social! Across three behavioral experiments and with computational modeling, Davide shows that people adapt control in a distractor-specific fashion.
First up: research on multidimensional control from @davideghez.bsky.social in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social! Across three behavioral experiments and with computational modeling, Davide shows that people adapt control in a distractor-specific fashion.
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New year, new DPN paper!
"Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study" from Ramakrishnan, @wouterkool.bsky.social, et al
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1/2
"Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study" from Ramakrishnan, @wouterkool.bsky.social, et al
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1/2
Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study
NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study
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January 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New year, new DPN paper!
"Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study" from Ramakrishnan, @wouterkool.bsky.social, et al
www.nature.com/artic...
1/2
"Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study" from Ramakrishnan, @wouterkool.bsky.social, et al
www.nature.com/artic...
1/2
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It's out!
Our work on multi-dimensional control adaptation landed on @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
Free access to the full text here: rdcu.be/d5pt1
Big shout-out to @wouterkool.bsky.social for sharing the venture and for setting the bar that high in mentorship!
For a quick recap, linked thread
Our work on multi-dimensional control adaptation landed on @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
Free access to the full text here: rdcu.be/d5pt1
Big shout-out to @wouterkool.bsky.social for sharing the venture and for setting the bar that high in mentorship!
For a quick recap, linked thread
January 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's out!
Our work on multi-dimensional control adaptation landed on @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
Free access to the full text here: rdcu.be/d5pt1
Big shout-out to @wouterkool.bsky.social for sharing the venture and for setting the bar that high in mentorship!
For a quick recap, linked thread
Our work on multi-dimensional control adaptation landed on @naturehumbehav.bsky.social
Free access to the full text here: rdcu.be/d5pt1
Big shout-out to @wouterkool.bsky.social for sharing the venture and for setting the bar that high in mentorship!
For a quick recap, linked thread
Happy undergrads-ask-for-a-small-increase-in-their-grade season to everyone who celebrates!
December 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Happy undergrads-ask-for-a-small-increase-in-their-grade season to everyone who celebrates!
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I'm hiring a full-time lab manager / research tech for my new psychology lab at Boston University, to start this summer (July 2025)!
The lab's research focuses on understanding developmental changes in learning, memory, and exploration.
More details here: cldlab.org/join/
🧠💻 #psychscisky
The lab's research focuses on understanding developmental changes in learning, memory, and exploration.
More details here: cldlab.org/join/
🧠💻 #psychscisky
December 2, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I'm hiring a full-time lab manager / research tech for my new psychology lab at Boston University, to start this summer (July 2025)!
The lab's research focuses on understanding developmental changes in learning, memory, and exploration.
More details here: cldlab.org/join/
🧠💻 #psychscisky
The lab's research focuses on understanding developmental changes in learning, memory, and exploration.
More details here: cldlab.org/join/
🧠💻 #psychscisky
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Starter pack for researchers studying the control of cognitive processes
e.g., attentional control, inhibition, task switching, working memory, error adaptation etc
go.bsky.app/12KTqED
e.g., attentional control, inhibition, task switching, working memory, error adaptation etc
go.bsky.app/12KTqED
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Starter pack for researchers studying the control of cognitive processes
e.g., attentional control, inhibition, task switching, working memory, error adaptation etc
go.bsky.app/12KTqED
e.g., attentional control, inhibition, task switching, working memory, error adaptation etc
go.bsky.app/12KTqED
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Funded PhD (UK students only). Interested in a PhD working in the MSN lab, co-supervised by Dr. Romy Froemer? Topic is flexible around themes of motivation and decision-making, using techniques such as computational modelling, brain imaging, or brain stimulation. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The Computational and Neural Dynamics of Human Motivation and Cognitive Control at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The Computational and Neural Dynamics of Human Motivation and Cognitive Control at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Funded PhD (UK students only). Interested in a PhD working in the MSN lab, co-supervised by Dr. Romy Froemer? Topic is flexible around themes of motivation and decision-making, using techniques such as computational modelling, brain imaging, or brain stimulation. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Looking for a PhD in Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience or related in Germany? One week left to apply for the Max Planck School of Cognition: cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application
#PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging
#PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging
November 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Looking for a PhD in Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience or related in Germany? One week left to apply for the Max Planck School of Cognition: cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application
#PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging
#PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging