Juliette Bénon

Current position

I started my PhD under the supervision of Jean Daunizeau in october 2022. I am funded by and affiliated to the École Doctorale Cerveau, Cognition, Comportement (ED3C).

Project

I study the mechanisms of goal-directed behavior, through models of computational and neuro-computational processes involved in value-based decision making.

My first paper focuses on the optimal effort allocation policy for value synthesis, building on the idea that investing mental effort or resources in a decision increases one's confidence in the final choice.

I also use recurrent neural networks to model rational and irrational neural systems implementing value-related computations. The idea is to identify potential biological constraints on the neural code of the orbitofrontal cortex that might inducing irrational behaviors. 

Background

My first school years were dedicated to studying mathematics and engineering. After graduating from a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 2020, I shifted to studying cognitive sciences, for which my interest had grown rapidly over the last couple of years. I got accepted to the Cogmaster, at university ENS-PSL, and obtained my Master's degree in 2022 with a Modelling major. I entered the MBB team during this final year internship, and started exploring what would be the core of my PhD.

Contact

You can send me an email at: juliette.benon@icm-institute.org