Robb Rutledge
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2026
Threading the needle: Practical considerations for merging theory-driven computational psychiatry with data-driven analytics to enhance precision health at scale
Cheng A, Konova A, Powers A, Corlett P, Levy I, Gu X, Huys Q, Pushkarskya H, Fineberg S, Hauser T, Bzdok D, Harpaz-Rotem I, Babuscio T, Nichols L, Zhao Y, Sharma M, Meeker D, Xu H, Rutledge R, Pearlson G, Pittenger C, Yip S. Threading the needle: Practical considerations for merging theory-driven computational psychiatry with data-driven analytics to enhance precision health at scale. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2026 PMID: 41763489, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational psychiatryLongitudinal trajectoriesLongitudinal dataParsing heterogeneityDiagnostic boundariesBehavioral tasksPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosticsDimensional approachLongitudinal courseSymptom trajectoriesCognitive processesDiagnostic categoriesPsychiatryIndividual changesUnderlying mechanismsClinical research methodsClinical researchHiTOPRDoCIndividualsClinical realityDisordersSymptomsTask
2025
Cognitive Training Reduces the Strength of Pavlovian Biases
Fleming H, Feng G, Rutledge R, Roiser J, Robinson O. Cognitive Training Reduces the Strength of Pavlovian Biases. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2025 PMID: 41379702, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0001561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPavlovian biasCognitive trainingContext of affective disordersStimuli associated with rewardGo/No-Go taskNo-conflict conditionSelf-reported moodAssociated with punishmentCognitive training interventionsSymptoms of anxietyComponents of decision makingReinforcement learning modelAffective disordersTask demandsSham-controlled studyBehavioral evidenceEveryday decision makingPatterns of behaviorDouble-blindAnxietyTraining interventionDepressionTaskDecision makingMoodTesting Models of Resilience in University Students: A Multi-Site Study
Jopling E, Jameson T, Ibonie S, Young G, Mauss I, Alloy L, Borelli J, Bullock B, Holley S, Kamble S, Mason L, Moriarity D, Nusslock R, Okuma A, Rutledge R, Strauss G, Villanueva C, Gruber J, LeMoult J. Testing Models of Resilience in University Students: A Multi-Site Study. Affective Science 2025, 6: 438-450. PMID: 41185772, PMCID: PMC12579627, DOI: 10.1007/s42761-025-00322-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModel of resilienceProtective factorsProtective-protective modelsInfluence of protective factorsRisk-protective modelPsychiatric illnessEmerging adulthoodIntervention effortsMulti-site studyEarly adulthoodNegative outcomesCompensatory modelUniversity studentsAdulthoodTheory developmentUniversity transitionResilienceRandom Behavior Is Stable Across Tasks and Time
Boger T, Yousif S, McDougle S, Rutledge R. Random Behavior Is Stable Across Tasks and Time. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2025, 154: 1571-1582. PMID: 40208723, PMCID: PMC12116242, DOI: 10.1037/xge0001755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable individual differencesExperiment 2Individual differencesRepresentation of randomnessExperiment 3Experiment 1Mental representationsDetecting randomnessIdiosyncratic behaviorConcept of randomnessTaskParticipantsAdaptive benefitsTime pointsBehaviorMindfulnessSequence of random numbersRandom sequenceDifferencesRandom behaviorTennis serveIndividualsRandom generationRandom numbersSpanBipolar spectrum risk and social network dimensions in emerging adults: Two social sides?
Ibonie S, Young G, Ploe M, Mauss I, Alloy L, Borelli J, Bullock B, Holley S, Jopling E, Kamble S, LeMoult J, Mason L, Moriarity D, Nusslock R, Okuma A, Rutledge R, Strauss G, Villanueva C, Gruber J. Bipolar spectrum risk and social network dimensions in emerging adults: Two social sides? Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology 2025, 44: 1-28. DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2025.44.1.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar spectrum disordersMood symptomsSocial functioningSelf-reported mood symptomsSocial supportSocial functioning difficultiesAdult college studentsSpectrum disorderMood disturbanceCollege studentsSocial network dimensionsPost hoc resultsSocial strainMoodPost-hocSymptomsComplex pictureSocial strugglesSocial conflictDisordersPeerAdultsSupportImplicationsSocial side
2024
Impressions about harm are formed rapidly and then refined, modulated by serotonin
Moutoussis M, Barnby J, Durand A, Croal M, Dilley L, Rutledge R, Mason L. Impressions about harm are formed rapidly and then refined, modulated by serotonin. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2024, 19: nsae078. PMID: 39460542, PMCID: PMC11552519, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsae078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntent to harmAntidepressant actionSocial cognitionPsychiatric disordersComputer modeling comparisonEconomic decisionsLikelihood of intentionRacial biasGame-theoretical tasksSerotoninInitial inferenceModel comparisonWeek-longCentral hypothesisMotivationJudgmentTaskSelf-interestCitalopramTheoretical taskCognitionMentalDisordersPlaceboPrejudiceLanguage sentiment predicts changes in depressive symptoms
Hur J, Heffner J, Feng G, Joormann J, Rutledge R. Language sentiment predicts changes in depressive symptoms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2321321121. PMID: 39284070, PMCID: PMC11441484, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321321121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinguistic Inquiry and Word CountDepressive symptomsCurrent moodAssociated with current moodDecision-making taskAssess depressive symptomsThree-week follow-upLanguage sentimentPatient Health QuestionnaireSymptom changePrevalence of depressionPsychiatric symptomsMood dynamicsMomentary happinessPHQ-9Past researchLinguistic responsesDepressionHealth QuestionnaireHuman ratersWord countMoodSocietal health concernSymptomsRatersSurprising sounds influence risky decision making
Feng G, Rutledge R. Surprising sounds influence risky decision making. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8027. PMID: 39271674, PMCID: PMC11399252, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51729-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard tonesSensory prediction errorsPerseverance effectPerseveration parameterStereotyped responsesAdaptive behaviorDecision biasesAuditory sequencesDecision noiseSensory eventsTone sequencesRisk-takingRisk takingPerseveranceSequence endErroneous beliefsIncidental soundsDecision makingEnvironmental uncertaintyDecisionDaily lifeDopamineToneRare sequencesUsing games to understand the mind
Allen K, Brändle F, Botvinick M, Fan J, Gershman S, Gopnik A, Griffiths T, Hartshorne J, Hauser T, Ho M, de Leeuw J, Ma W, Murayama K, Nelson J, van Opheusden B, Pouncy T, Rafner J, Rahwan I, Rutledge R, Sherson J, Şimşek Ö, Spiers H, Summerfield C, Thalmann M, Vélez N, Watrous A, Tenenbaum J, Schulz E. Using games to understand the mind. Nature Human Behaviour 2024, 8: 1035-1043. PMID: 38907029, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01878-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
70. Strong Pessimistic Priors in Highly Antagonistic Individuals Disrupts Adaptive Social Learning
Shin Y, Wilkins L, Siegel J, Mathys C, Rutledge R, Saunders K, Crockett M. 70. Strong Pessimistic Priors in Highly Antagonistic Individuals Disrupts Adaptive Social Learning. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: s122. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.310.Peer-Reviewed Original Research