S4E1 - How cognition and decision-making processes shape behaviour with Justin Mahlberg

In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Justin Mahlberg, a Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. The interview covers Justin’s research article on social cognition and decision-making in people with methamphetamine use disorder.

Why studying cognition in methamphetamine use disorder is important [01:26]Antisocial behaviour among those with methamphetamine use disorder [02:24]How Justin investigated social cognition within the study [02:55]Basic social cognition processes that Justin looked at in this study [04:29]The key findings from the study [05:41] How Justin examined pro-social decision making through computer games [09:31]How Justin examined anti-social decision making through simulations [12:09]How the fi...