Eliana Vassena

Radboud University Nijmegen — Netherlands

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

20h-index1.7kcitations76works3.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies(44), Neural dynamics and brain function(19), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies(18), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics(14), Mental Health Research Topics(12)

Publications76 total

A general adaptive deadline algorithm for calibrating cognitive task difficulty
2026Open Access
The neural basis of cost-benefit trade-offs in effort investment: a quantitative activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience·2026
Reward system function stabilizes positive affect to foster resilience
2026Open Access
Reward system function stabilizes positive affect to foster resilience
PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints)·2026Open Access
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OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2026Open Access
Getting surprise under control: Via active inference or meta-reinforcement learning?
Physics of Life Reviews·2025
Something’s Gotta Give: Reward-Induced Effort Modulation in Task-Switching Reveals a Flexibility-Stability Trade-off
2025Open Access
A general adaptive deadline algorithm for calibrating cognitive task difficulty
2025Open Access
Meta-Reinforcement Learning reconciles surprise, value, and control in the anterior cingulate cortex
PLoS Computational Biology·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Changes in large-scale neural networks under stress are linked to affective reactivity to stress in real life
2025Open Access
Changes in large-scale neural networks under stress are linked to affective reactivity to stress in real life
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Measuring Self-Referent Memory Bias as Marker for Depression: Overview, New Insights, and Recommendations
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment·2025Open Access
There's no such thing as a free lunch: A computational perspective on the costs of motivation
Behavioral and Brain Sciences·2025
Something’s Gotta Give: Reward-Induced Effort Modulation in Task-Switching Reveals a Flexibility-Stability Trade-off
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Measuring self-referent memory bias as marker for depression: overview, new insights, and recommendations
2024
Resources, costs and long-term value: an integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Resources, costs and long-term value: An integrative perspective on serotonin and meta-decision making
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The unpleasantness of thinking: A meta-analytic review of the association between mental effort and negative affect.
Psychological Bulletin·2024· 53 citedOpen Access
Mind the instructions: Reward cues are liked first, wanted later
Cognition·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Meta-Reinforcement Learning reconciles surprise, value, and control in the anterior cingulate cortex
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Tom Verguts(11), William H. Alexander(11), Massimo Silvetti(9), James Deraeve(8), Wim Fias(4), Ruth M. Krebs(4), A. Ross Otto(4), Rayyan Tutunji(4), Nikos Kogias(4), Martin Krentz(4), Florian Krause(4), Erno J. Hermans(4), C. Nico Boehler(3), Roma Šiugždaitė(3), Jan R. Wiersema(3), Roshan Cools(3), Eric Achten(2), Elger Abrahamse(2), Nicolas Silvestrini(2), Sebastian Musslick(2)