Donders Institute-based research lab led by Alan Sanfey, focusing on the neuroscience of social and economic decision-making.

Joined December 2015
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Decision Neuro Lab retweeted
28 Nov 2024
Excited to attend the ‘Empowering the Youth’ Conference @Radboud_Uni, w/ insightful sessions on how research can support #youth navigate their challenges. I also shared research from @decisioncenter & @SanfeyLab, @DondersInst. Looking forward to continuing these conversations!
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Decision Neuro Lab retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Excited to share I've received a research grant from #EmpiricalLegalStudies Academy! This will support behavioral & brain imaging research on psychological responses to harm online. Grateful to work under the brilliant supervision of @pietroortolani & @SanfeyLab @decisioncenter
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Decision Neuro Lab retweeted
10 Oct 2024
Happy to present at the Multidisciplinary #DecisionScience Meeting hosted by @decisioncenter & @DondersInst, sharing the stage w/amazing researchers who use #computationalmodels in their work. Grateful to share my research on how we (@SanfeyLab) use models to study #inequality.
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New publication!!! Sarah and Elijah have made a contribution to a forthcoming special issue of Current Opinions in Psychology on Norm Change. The article discusses the advantages of applying computational models to study social norms. Read more below: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Check out a new paper by Peter, a lab alumnus, and Elijah, one of our PhD students! The study investigates the role of contextual information on distributive fairness - check out the video abstract below and the paper in thread.
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Full paper available here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Decision Neuro Lab retweeted
28 May 2024
New preprint out (@SanfeyLab): doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jzcx…. Combining behavioural analyses & computational modeling, we tackle the topic of wealth #inequality, capturing individual differences in #fairness strategies across allocations & proposals. Exciting future work in progress!

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Take a look at this short video abstract. It's about a new paper by Elijah, one of our Ph.D. students. Read more about the project here: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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Check out this brand-new publication by Sarah, one of our Ph.D. students! It is an exciting and insightful project that sheds light on how people engage with controversial content on social media.
27 Mar 2024
(1/6)🎓Happy to share a new paper from my PhD, focused on judgment & mitigation of harm on social media. A long journey trying to navigate developments in law & social psychology, together with the inspiring @CatalinaGoanta, @pietroortolani & @SanfeyLab journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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📣 New publication on content moderation/user reporting/DSA! @SarahVahed has brilliantly led this study on how users sanction morally negative content. Check out her thread below for a full overview of our results! journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
27 Mar 2024
(1/6)🎓Happy to share a new paper from my PhD, focused on judgment & mitigation of harm on social media. A long journey trying to navigate developments in law & social psychology, together with the inspiring @CatalinaGoanta, @pietroortolani & @SanfeyLab journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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Great news from our lab! @SarahVahed (PhD student) & Huzefa Mandasaurwala (MSc student) attended @ASPO_NL. Sarah shared her work on online harm as part of the "Judgment & Decision-Making" panel. Huzefa's poster on trust online earned him the Dancer Daamen Award for best poster!
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Alan recently presented at the Center for Neuroscience & Society at the University of Pennsylvania. His talk was titled 'Designing more effective social policy with decision neuroscience' and was presented to a broad audience. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=Q_2pF_5i…
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Decision Neuro Lab retweeted
20 Apr 2023
Happy to be at #ASPO conference (@ASPO_NL) today and tomorrow hearing all about the latest in (Dutch) Social Psychology. Especially looking forward to presenting research on decision-making on #socialmedia tomorrow morning @SanfeyLab
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Congratulations to the latest PhD graduate from the lab, @AchielFenneman! Achiel returned from his postdoc position in Vienna to (successfully) defend his thesis in Nijmegen on Friday. Congratulations, Dr. Fenneman! decisionneurosciencelab.com/…
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Alan recently gave a keynote talk at #digitalizestockholm 2022 in Stockholm (@dig_futures). This event was an interesting overview of both current progress & the future possibilities of digital societies. Watch his talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=72iIIM4w…
Welcome to the lab, @fovirag! Virag will conduct her CNS Research Masters project in the lab over the coming year, examining the role of automatic and controlled processes in assessments of trust. decisionneurosciencelab.com/…
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