Research

Thesis title: "Nutritional modulation of learning and decision making under uncertainty"

Thesis outline: The aim of my dissertation project is to investigate the nutritional modulation of human learning and decision making under uncertainty. By varying the macronutrient composition of a standardised meal, we aim to manipulate serum levels of large neutral amino acids (LNAAs), which in turn are thought to alter neurotransmitter activity in the brain, in order to investigate their differential impacts on learning and decision making and on the underlying neural mechanisms. We will use a combination of computational modelling and functional neuroimaging.

Supervisors: Stefan Schulreich, Tilman Kühn

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