C.V. MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT McGovern Institute Google Scholar Twitter Wikipedia Mentorship Philosophy Rebecca Saxe studies human social cognition, using a combination of behavioral testing and brain imaging technologies. She is best known for her...
I’m interested in how children think and learn about the social world. In particular, I like to think about groups and group decision-making, with a focus on procedures & rules to coordinate action. I also work with the Center for Research on Equitable and...
I study how people adaptively make inferences and decisions in our highly complex and uncertain social world. Using a computational psychiatry approach, my research also examines how these social learning mechanisms diverge in people with anxiety and depression who...
My research examines the development of punishment against selfish behaviors. I am particularly interested in children’s reasoning and motives underlying third-party punishment.
