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Laboratory on Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making
PSY 2350R

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Description

This lab course provides instruction and experience in conducting research on reinforcement learning and decision making, using a combination of computational, behavioral and neural techniques. Students will learn how to fit models of reinforcement learning and decision making to behavioral data, collect and analyze functional MRI data, and develop algorithms for artificial intelligence. Undergraduates are required to write a research report at the end of the semester on the studies conducted in the lab.

Course Notes

Open to graduate and undergraduate students working in the instructor’s laboratory. To express interest in enrollment, please email the instructor, Prof. Sam Gershman, at gershman@fas.harvard.edu.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Psychology
Course Component Laboratory Research
Subject Psychology
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 10, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level Primarily for Graduate Students