Lana Tymchyk joins as Research Assistant

2udix 11/10/2022 CurrentLabMembers

Lana Tymchyk recently submitted her MSc thesis and is now joining the lab. She will continue the work she started during her MSc thesis, and contribute to the Cocomp study.

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Real-world fluctuations in motivation drive effort-based choices12/08/2024

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