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Polysemanticity in Human Hippocampal Neurons

neuroscience
hippocampus
concepts
single-unit recording

When single neurons encode word meanings (concepts), they use the computational principle of superposition.

May 3, 2026

Nonlinear modulation of human exploration by distinct sources of uncertainty

decision-making
exploration-exploitation
uncertainty
financial markets
computational psychiatry

Across two bandit experiments and five years of S&P 500 data, exploration follows a U-shape: minimized when the two sources of uncertainty are balanced, and rising when either one dominates.

Apr 3, 2025

Distinct Computational Mechanisms of Uncertainty Processing in Anxiety and Apathy

computational psychiatry
decision-making
exploration-exploitation
anxiety
apathy

When faced with uncertainty, anxious and apathetic individuals explore in opposite directions — and they do so because they perceive the source of uncertainty differently.

Jan 3, 2025
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