Publications by authors named "Jihyun K Hur"
The prevalence of depression is a major societal health concern, and there is an ongoing need to develop tools that predict who will become depressed. Past research suggests that depression changes the language we use, but it is unclear whether language is predictive of worsening symptoms. Here, we test whether the sentiment of brief written linguistic responses predicts changes in depression.
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- Daily consumption of caffeinated soda in preadolescent children is linked to impulsivity and poor working memory, which are recognized risk factors for substance abuse.
- The study analyzed data from over 2,000 children, finding a correlation between soda intake and increased likelihood of trying alcohol later on.
- These results indicate that the relationship between caffeine consumption and substance use may begin earlier in childhood, highlighting underlying neurocognitive issues that could lead to substance initiation.
Previous literature suggests that a balance between Pavlovian and instrumental decision-making systems is critical for optimal decision-making. Pavlovian bias (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch in computational psychiatry is dominated by models of behavior. Subjective experience during behavioral tasks is not well understood, even though it should be relevant to understanding the symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Here, we bridge this gap and review recent progress in computational models for subjective feelings.
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