Working papers

• Bavard S, Gluth S. Mapping the neural dynamics of learning others' social preferences from decision timing.

• Bavard S*, McWilliams A*, Chartier F, N'Diaye K, Fleming SM*, Rouault M*. Isolating domain-specific and domain-general contributions to global confidence.

• Gopnarayan M, Bavard S, Stuchlý E, Gluth S. Humans integrate gaze and decision cues for inferring preferences in social interactions.

• Shiravand A, Gueguen M, Bavard S, Wulff DU, Bastin J, Palminteri S. Disentangling the Effects of Counterfactual Feedback on Maximization and Risk Preference across Gains and Losses.

• Bavard S, Palminteri S. Does the notion of intrinsic reward explain context-dependent valuation in reinforcement learning?

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2026​​

• Stuchlý E, Bavard S, Gluth S. Deciding to simulate: Cognitive mechanisms of predicting the decisions of others. iScience, 2026; 29

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2024​​

• Bavard S, Stuchlý E, Konovalov A, Gluth S. Humans can infer social preferences from decision speed alone. PLOS Biology 22(6): e30026867

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📰 Press releases: EurekAlert (eng), Scientias (nld), Spiegel (ger), PsyPost (eng), Phys.org (eng), Scimex (eng), Neuroscience News (eng), Science Daily (eng), Tech Explorist (eng) 

• Anlló H, Bavard S, ..., Palminteri S. Comparing experience- and description-based economic preferences across 11 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 1554–1567

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2023​​

• Bavard S, Palminteri S.  The functional form of value normalization in human reinforcement learning. eLife 12:e83891

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2022​​​

• ​Mennella R, Bavard S, Mentec I, Grèzes J. Spontaneous instrumental avoidance learning in social contexts. Scientific Reports, 12, 17528​​​​

• *Vandendriessche H, *Demmou A, Bavard S, Yadak J, Lemogne C, Mauras T, Palminteri S. Contextual influence of reinforcement learning performance of depression: evidence for a negativity bias? Psychological Medicine, 1-11

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2021​

• Bavard S, Rustichini A, Palminteri S. Two sides of the same coin: beneficial and detrimental consequences of range adaptation in human reinforcement learning. Science Advances, 7, eabe0340

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📰 Press release: DEC (eng)

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2019​

• Lebreton M, Bavard S, Daunizeau J, Palminteri S. Assessing inter-individual differences with task-related functional neuroimaging. Nature Human Behaviour, 3, 897-905

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2018​

• *Bavard S, *Lebreton M, Khamassi M, Coricelli G, Palminteri S. Reference-point centering and range-adaptation enhance human reinforcement learning at the cost of irrational preferences. Nature Communications, 9(1), 4503

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• Bavard S, Thero H. [Re] Adaptive properties of differential learning rates for positive and negative outcomes. ReScience, volume 4, issue 1, 5

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