Maria K. Eckstein

What do reinforcement learning models measure? Interpreting model parameters in cognition and neuroscience

Maria K. Eckstein, Linda Wilbrecht, Anne Collins · Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences · 2021 · 102 citations · Full text

Cognitive Architecture, Cognitive Science, Computational Neuroscience +11

The interpretation of computational model parameters depends on the context

Maria K. Eckstein, Sarah L. Master, Liyu Xia et al. · eLife · 2022 · 102 citations · Full text

Disentangling the systems contributing to changes in learning during adolescence

Sarah L. Master, Maria K. Eckstein, Neta Gotlieb et al. · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · 2019 · 95 citations · Full text

Computational evidence for hierarchically structured reinforcement learning in humans

Maria K. Eckstein, Anne Collins · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 82 citations · Full text

Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Machine Learning +16

A foundation model to predict and capture human cognition

Marcel Binz, Elif Akata, Matthias Bethge et al. · Nature · 2025 · 48 citations · Full text