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CRCNS US-Germany: Testing a task-general model of cognitive control — NSF Award to Brown University (RI, $750,000)

Unlike artificial intelligence systems, humans are capable of flexibly adapting to their environment, producing novel goal-directed behaviors that are appropriate for a situation. For example, with the goal of doing well on an exam, a student might enact some effective study strategies, while also avoiding distraction

Award titleCRCNS US-Germany: Testing a task-general model of cognitive control
Award ID2509254
AwardeeBrown University
CityPROVIDENCE
StateRI
Amount obligated$750,000
Principal investigatorMatthew Nassar
ProgramCRCNS-Computation Neuroscience
Start date09/01/2025
AbstractUnlike artificial intelligence systems, humans are capable of flexibly adapting to their environment, producing novel goal-directed behaviors that are appropriate for a situation. For example, with the goal of doing well on an exam, a student might enact some effective study strategies, while also avoiding distraction from things like social media. Psychologists and neuroscientists have called the set of processes that support this capacity “cognitive control.” This project aims to develop and t
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