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dr. M.K. (Marieke) van Vugt

Associate Professor in Cognitive Modeling
Research interests Publications Press/media Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

decision making, memory, mindfulness, cognitive modeling, EEG, brain oscillations, ECoG, mind-wandering

Publications

Beyond the attention economy, towards an ecology of attending. A manifesto

Bombaerts, G., Hannes, T., Adam, M., Aloisi, A., Anderson, J., Arvidson, P. S., Berger, L., Bettera, S. D., Campo, E., Candiotto, L., Caprioglio Panizza, S., Ciaunica, A., Citton, Y., D´Angelo, D., Dennis, M. J., Depraz, N., Doran, P., Drechsler, W., Edelglass, W. & Eisenberger, I., Fortney, M., McGuire, B. F., Fredriksson, A., Hershock, P. D., Hongladarom, S., IJsselsteijn, W., Jacobs, B., Karsai, G., Laureys, S., Lennerfors, T. T., Lim, J., Lin, C. T., Lamson, W., Losoncz, M., Loy, D., Marin, L., Marosan, B. P., Mascarello, C., McMahan, D. L., Park, J. Y., Petek, N., Puzio, A., Schaubroeck, K., Shakya, S., Shi, J., Solomonova, E., Tormen, F., Uttam, J., van Vugt, M., Vörös, S., Wehrle, M., Wellner, G., Wirth, J. M., Witkowski, O., Wongkitrungrueng, A., Wright, D. S., Yuen, H. S. & Zheng, Y., Jan-2026, In: AI and Society. 41, 1, p. 477–492 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Decoding the Self: Single-Trial Prediction of Self-Boundary Meditation States From Magnetoencephalography Recordings

Röhr, H., Atad, D. A., Trautwein, F.-M., Mediano, P. A. M., Dor-Ziderman, Y., Schweitzer, Y., Berkovich-Ohana, A., Schmidt, S. & van Vugt, M. K., Jan-2026, In: Human brain mapping. 47, 1, 15 p., e70440.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Mindfulness in Relationships: Eight-Week Mindfulness Intervention Associated with Decreased Negative Emotion and Increased Nonreactivity in Non-meditating Romantic Partners

May, C., Schuling, R., Ziegfeld, L., El Hessen, N. H. A., Bunting, A., Kleilein, F., Ostafin, B. & van Vugt, M., Apr-2026, In: Mindfulness. 17, p. 1227-1239 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Preference-Based Representations for Collective Agency

Amir, N., van Vugt, M. & Fraser, M., 26-May-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Topics in Cognitive Science. e70055.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The Role of Different Thoughts in Tacit Coordination and Its Malleability by Interventions

Newman, L., Cao, M., Tauber, S. & van Vugt, M., 2026, In: Journal of Cognition. 9, 1, p. 2-16 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Towards synthesizing physiologically accurate EEG signals with generative adversarial networks: An exploration of hyperparameter impact on sine samples generation

Li, X., van Vugt, M. K. & Maurits, N. M., Jan-2026, In: Biomedical signal processing and control. 111, 15 p., 108547.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Evaluating the impact of input noise and ERP-based penalties on the physiological plausibility of EEG generation using WGAN-GP

Li, X., van Vugt, M. K. & Maurits, N. M., Dec-2025, In: Computers in biology and medicine. 199, 14 p., 111296.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Inside the Wandering Mind: Self-Referential Processing and Spontaneous Thoughts in Individuals Vulnerable to Depression

Sheng, S. & van Vugt, M. K., 24-Nov-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cognitive Therapy and Research. 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Modeling Effects of Rumination on Free Recall Using ACT-R

Gupta, A., Kaiser, C., Everaert, J., van Vugt, M. & Roy, P. P., 13-Mar-2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

“Sticky” Thinking Disrupts Decision Making for Individuals With a Tendency Toward Worry and Depression

Yang, H. & Vugt, M. V., 30-Dec-2024, In: Emotion. 25, 4, p. 997-1010 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Press/media

Bij ‘echte’ beslissingen is zo’n beetje het hele brein actief: hoe hak je de knoop door?

van Vugt, M.

03/08/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Podcast interview about meditation, ballet and science

van Vugt, M.

01/03/2025

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Degrees of Freedom podcast on Contemplative Education

van Vugt, M.

10/12/2024

Press/Media: Other › Popular

Wat gebeurt er in je hersenen als je dagdroomt?

van Vugt, M.

16/11/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Podcast Mind & Life

van Vugt, M.

05/10/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Featured in Iedereen verlicht - Science and spirituality

van Vugt, M.

09/10/2022

Press/Media: Research › Popular

Discussion of my research and experience of running @NL_wetenschap

van Vugt, M.

03/02/2022

Press/Media: Research › Academic

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