
A cognitive neuroscientist studying social learning and collective decision making. University of Haifa. Mastodon: @uhertz@mstdn.social
Haifa, Israel
Joined June 2012
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New paper is out in @CommsPsychol - Social learning asymmetries and the persistence of intergroup bias - with @Nafcha_O . We used video game task to track and model the way people learn about competitive and cooperative behaviors of in/outgroups. nature.com/articles/s44271-0โฆ
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๐จPreprint on anxiety & planning biases is updated: osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/hgโฆ! I give examples of (1) how biased task construal leads to repetitive worry and (2) how intolerance of uncertainty + biased sampling leads to generalized worry. Send feedback & thanks to anon reviewers!
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So excited to introduce this new work from myself, @ThaliaWheatley , and @meghanlmeyer out now in @PNASNews!
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23โฆ
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ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืขื ืืื (ืืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืจ), ืืืฆื ืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืกืื ื ืขื ืงืืืื ืฉืขืฉืื ื ื MIT ืืคื ื ืืืขื ืฉื ื, ืืฉืื ืืคืฆืขืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืจืืื. ืื ืืฉื ืฉืขื ืฉืืืืืืื ืืฆื ืขืืืื ื ืืื ืืกืจื ืืื ืืงืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืคืื ืื ืืฉื ืืืืงืจ ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืจโฆ
ืืงืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช ื๐บ๐ธ ืืฆื special issue ืืจืชืง ืขื ืงืืืื, ืืืจื ืืคืืืืืืงื ื @PNASNexus.
ืื ืืชืจืืื ืฉืื ื - ืขื ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืชืืื ืืืงืืืืืื - ืืื ืื ืืืง ืืฉืจืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืืืืืจืื.
ืชืืื ืขืืืงื ื @kati_kish
ืขืฉืื ืืขื ืืื:
@NoamGidron @eranh75_eran @Nadav_Eyal @iDembin @WashingtonExp @OdeliaMinnes
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๐ฅ@PNASNexus Special Feature: Polarization & Trust๐ฅ
In 2023, we hosted a workshop (co-organized with @DG_Rand @ylelkes @kati_kish) at @MIT.
As a result, @MicheleJGelfand, Erik Kimbrough & I led a Special Feature at Nexus comprised of those talks.
Short๐งตwith all contributions:
๐จInterested in the newest research on polarization, norms & trust?๐จ
Join our workshop on ๐๐๐ ๐-๐ @ ๐๐๐, co-organized with @DG_Rand, @ylelkes & @kati_kish
Keynotes from @profcikara & Ben Enke + many superstar speakers
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: t.ly/4lA5A
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hooray, the "Bayesian Models of Cognition" book is out, for all your Bayesian models of cognition needs :)
(I contributed to 3 chapters in the book -- development, intuitive physics, theory of mind -- that can be read on the ol' website)
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Exciting news from our lab! Check out our latest paper 'Processing of social closeness in the human brain', now published in @CommsBio. Congrats to @MosheRoseman, @ShaharArzy, and our amazing collaborator @RobinDunbar10! rdcu.be/dWvF0
Thrilled to share our latest publication in @CommsBio: 'Processing of social closeness in the human brain', where we show how brain processing of very close friends differs from others. Huge thanks to the legendary @RobinDunbar10 and brilliant @ShaharArzy! rdcu.be/dWvF0
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Interested in doing a PhD on "climate change and the environment"? pls get in touch - 2 x funded scholarships available at University of Auckland. Deadline 1 Nov ngaarawhetu.org/current-schoโฆ
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Come say hi!!!
Replying to @StePalminteri
@AnlloHernan will present "Experience and advice consequences shape information sharing strategies" joint with @UHertz @nicholaraihani
Friday, 2:00 pm โ 3:30 pm
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@AnlloHernan will present "Experience and advice consequences shape information sharing strategies" joint with @UHertz @nicholaraihani
Friday, 2:00 pm โ 3:30 pm
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ืขืฆื ืืงืฆืืขืืช (ืงืฆืช ืืืืืจืช, ืืื ืจืืืื ืืืช ืืืื): ืื ืชืฆืคื ืฉืื ืืกืจืืื ืื ืืงืฉืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืงืฉื ืืื, ืื ืื ืจืื ืืืืช ืืฆืืงืื. ื ืืชืื ื ื ืชืื ื ืืืจื ืฉื ืืืืฃ ืืืฉ, ืืืืืง ืืช ืืืคืงื ืฉื ืฆืคืืื ืืกืจืืื ืื ืืืืืขืืช ืฉื ืืฉืืืขื ืืืืงืืืืจ ืืืืื. ืฆืคืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืงืฉืืจื ืืืืคื ืกืคืืฆืืคื ืืขืืืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืกืืืคืืืืื ืคืืกื-ืืจืืืืืืื, ืืขืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืฉืืคื ืืืฉืืจื ืืืืจืืขืื, ืจืืช ืืกืืก ืฉื ืคืืกื-ืืจืืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืชืื ืื ืืืืคื ืื ืืืืงืจ. ืืช ืืืืงืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืงืืืจื ื ืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืืื ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืงืืืื ืกืจ ืื"ืจ ืืืืจื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ', ืื"ืจ ืืชื ืื-ืฉืืจ ืขืืจ ืื ื. ืืชืงืืื ืืชืคืจืกื ืืงืจืื ืืืฉืชืฃ ืืช ืืคืจื-ืคืจืื ื. ืื ืฉืื ืจืืื ืืจืืืฉืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืืกืจืืช ืืจืืืช ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืืช ืืจืืข, ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืืคื ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืชื.
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2nd paper from my new project is out!ย
How do social interactions affect the creation of knowledge? ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง๐งฉ
Throughout the history of mathematics, social contexts have shaped even the most abstract ideas ๐ก
[...] โ at Brookline, MA
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Last days to apply!! What are you waiting for? :)
โญ๏ธPhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychologyโญ๏ธ
PhD alert! Do your PhD with me and use Reinforcement Learning to study how misinformation affects us.
Deadline: October 7. Please RT!
For more information: findaphd.com/phds/project/chโฆ
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Now out in @NatureComms (lead: @Xu_Xinming)! How do conversations shape how (and what) people guess about the unknown past and future (e.g., in other people's lives)?
Paper/code/data: nature.com/articles/s41467-0โฆ
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Before my mat leave, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the great @TheDissenterYT!
We discussed topics of #misinformation & #debunking vs #prebunking approaches to the misinformation threat.
๐@YouTube (tinyurl.com/3fzxvzmw)
๐@Spotify (shorturl.at/t9StG).
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New paper preprint by Chris Frith
Sharing the world - a social aspect of consciousness
doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/d74sโฆ
"Our subjective experience of the environment seems
objective and becomes a form of common knowledge of the kind that is critical for successful social coordination"
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Excited to share our new paper @NeuroCellPress. Using fMRI, TMS and modelling we show that hippocampus infers responsibility when multiple people achieve an outcome together. With Shuyi Luo, @Caro_Harbison @payampiray and Matthew Rushworth.
sciencedirect.com/science/arโฆ
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๐จ New paper ๐จ
Ever wondered how WHO you know predicts what you believe? ๐ฅ
In research led by @MatthewFacciani, we show that personal network composition + cognitive reflection uniquely predict susceptibility to different types of #misinformation:
๐ shorturl.at/2hPDC
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Excited to share our new paper in #ExperimentalEconomics with @AlejandroHirmas & @JoelvdWeele! We explore how #attention influences #decisionmaking, focusing on stimulus-driven vs. goal-directed attention. Read more: rdcu.be/dVDQO
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Two more weeks to apply for this position! Please help me by spreading the news to anyone you know who might be interested. Thanks!!
โญ๏ธPhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychologyโญ๏ธ
PhD alert! Do your PhD with me and use Reinforcement Learning to study how misinformation affects us.
Deadline: October 7. Please RT!
For more information: findaphd.com/phds/project/chโฆ
And here is a link to the proofed version, free for a while:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstracโฆ
New short opinion paper - A cognitive approach to learning, monitoring, and shifting social norms - where I discuss the way cognitive processes associated with detection and monitoring of norm behaviors can shape their prevalence and scale.
read
doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.202โฆ































