Ben Dyson, University of Alberta

Research

Cognitive Heuristics Competitive Decision Making Electrophysiology Feedback-related negativity (FRN)Operant Conditioning Reinforcement Learning Win-stay / Lose-shift

Latest papers

Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes of Self-Guided Executive Function Training and Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2020 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Behavioural and neural dynamics during competitive decision-making
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$249,410

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes of Self-Guided Executive Function Training and Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Older Adults.

Yang L, Gallant SN, Wilkins LK, Dyson B

Frontiers in aging neuroscience2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.576744 PMID: 33328958

Behavioural and neural dynamics during competitive decision-making

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dyson, Ben

Keywords: competitive decision making; cognitive heuristics; operant conditioning; reinforcement learning; win-stay / lose-shift; electrophysiology; feedback-related negativity (frn)

$249,410

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Lixia Yang

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cognitive Heuristics Dear Professor Dyson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes of Self-Guided Executive Function Training and Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Older Adults." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Behavioural and neural dynamics during competitive decision-making" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]