The Lab

Our goal is to understand the causes and consequences of rational and irrational judgment. To do this, we take a highly interdisciplinary approach that combines cognitive science and behavioral economics. We investigate a wide range of decisions using a blend of computational cognitive modeling and behavioral experiments.

Rahul received his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia, followed by an MS in Behavioral and Social Neuroscience and PhD in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech. He completed his postdoctoral training in the departments of Psychology and Economics at Harvard University before moving to MIT. He is currently the Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor of Marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Outside of the lab, Rahul enjoys reading, taking walks, and smiling in pictures.

Reed is a PhD student in management science at MIT Sloan. His interests center broadly on the motivations for and barriers to prosocial and cooperative behavior, especially in addressing climate change. Before starting at MIT, Reed completed a BA in economics and political science at Swarthmore College and worked for two years as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing volleyball and guitar, spending time in nature, and reading.

Yang is currently a PhD student in the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Harvard University. Her PhD work focuses on developing an intuitive theory of competence. Prior to grad school, she worked as a full-time research associate with Rahul. Outside of the lab, she enjoys playing piano and doing yoga.

Breakdancing skills not required.

Yang Xiang - Predoctoral Research Associate

Vicky Zheng - Undergraduate Research Assistant