Focus Group Learning Dynamics (F01)

• Subject Area: General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology ; Experimental and Theoretical Network Neuroscience
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316803389

This project develops expertise in the CRC for studying and modeling the trial-by-trial dynamics of behavior and neural activity during acquisition and extinction learning. We will coordinate an effort to systematically study variations in learning dynamics across different levels: intra-individual, inter-individual, task types, and species. We hypothesize that these differences can be explained by history-dependence, parameter differences, or model class differences. Additionally, we will explore how contextual distinctness influences learning rates in extinction learning and coordinate the development of theories on learning dynamics, context-dependence, and ecological implications of extinction learning.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1280: Extinction Learning
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Sen Cheng; Professor Dr. Onur Güntürkün; Professor Dr. Harald Lachnit, until 6/2021; Dr. Metin Üngör, since 7/2021