Volker Thoma

Professor in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience; areas of expertise are visual cognition, decision-making, consumer choice, & user experience

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Can #brainstimulation help #gambling #addiction? Our new article in Addictive Behaviors on effects of "Neuromodulation of dorsal and ventral prefrontal cortex during gambling task performance in low and high impulsive individuals" https://t.co/q8ZexltbHc

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our new article is out published in Heliyon (open access):
https://t.co/ATcNp5xSMj

It shows that noninvasive brain stimulation using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves reflective thinking in judgment and decision making tasks.

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Support Data Colada's Legal Defense https://t.co/hqTA9DZIAV

[Jamie Ward @JamieWardSussex]

ONE MONTH to go for those submitting abstracts. It'll be a fantastic meeting!

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

#Problemgambling Disordered Gambling rates in the UK may be underestimated (#gamblingaddiction) - new published research https://t.co/z56qwONeDY available as preprint https://t.co/OA1KmnIPdw

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

BACN is co-organising a seminar series, the first talk is on the 19th Jan with A. Caramazza, do spread the word: https://t.co/SgyB38cVzC

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our article on eye-tracking the centre-preference effect https://t.co/F8u8V4tCQr now published - strong evidence that the CP for similar items is driven by a centre stage heuristic (rather than due to attention).

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our overview article on pension Trustee decision-making (& biases) published today https://t.co/sqhMtQ3Jtm in Pension Aspects https://t.co/nbRsMhClKO. Our full report commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries https://t.co/67H6tyCWeD at https://t.co/ekEnuukriN

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

The new deadline for submitting an article for Frontiers special research topic on "Improving financial decisions" is now 21st June 2021. We invite researchers from all related fields to submit their work.
https://t.co/NnHhc4vmLB
#jdmresearch #decisionscience

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our study on surrogate decision-making in pension trustees just published - Trustees choose significantly higher pension replacement rates for members than members themselves; and choose rates higher than current benchmarks https://t.co/ExHWqrd8Su

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Congratulations to @elenagvicent for her successful Viva of her PhD: "Cognitive and physiological assessment of prefrontal cortex neuromodulation in low and high risk gambling!" Excellent Work!

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our new paper Cognitive Predictors of Precautionary Behavior During the #COVID19 Pandemic https://t.co/FtBbDnvrBY - understanding the transmission mechanism increases compliance, but some surprising findings, too

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

I am excited to be co-editing a Frontiers special research topic on "Improving financial decisions" (Manuscript deadline 31st March 2021). We invite researchers from all related fields to consider submitting their work.
https://t.co/bb7bvXEUYw
#jdmresearch #decisionscience

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

The new art & design website from my 2 very creative friends in Madrid https://t.co/i91yKeQYQb

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

We are looking for participants in an online survey on thinking processes related to general and financial decision-making. Its less than 15 minutes and should be fun! https://t.co/NW1o9ZKwvg

[Ulrich Ettinger @ulrichettinger]

A huge thank you to @smartinezconde @tomfoulsh @johkaa2 @gboccignone @sharnajamadar @volkergeist @chrismontag77 @neurometrology @tpele77 @iaingilchrist1 @neuroniklas @drtimholmes @krajbichlab @cogscinl @dseernani to name but a few!

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our new article on visual imagery and synaesthetic experiences now published in Philosophiocal Transactions B @RSocPublishing in the special edition ‘Bridging senses: novel insights from synaesthesia’: https://t.co/HViuMyilZi

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Congratulations to our PhD candidate @elenagvicent for her review paper on #brainstimulation
in #behavioraladdictions in the American Journal of Addictions!
https://t.co/P9NVbMyV0q

[Volker Thoma @volkergeist]

Our new article on improving #userexperiencedesign through #Agile collaboration between designers and developers now published - International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction https://t.co/qIMPzn5sXp

[Ulrich Ettinger @ulrichettinger]

„Thinking dispositions and cognitive reflection performance in schizotypy“ - New paper with @volkergeist out now in JDM! https://t.co/kIt4K9zRtP