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dr. M.K. (Marieke) van Vugt

Associate Professor in Cognitive Modeling
Research interests Publications Press/media

Research interests

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

Publications

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

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., 28-Jun-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AI and Society.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › 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, (Accepted/In press) 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

Understanding mechanisms of depression prevention: study protocol of a randomized cross-over trial to investigate mechanisms of mindfulness and positive fantasizing as intervention techniques for reducing perseverative cognition in remitted depressed individuals

Besten, M. E., van Vugt, M., Riese, H., Bockting, C. L. H., Ostafin, B. D., Aleman, A. & van Tol, M.-J., 19-Feb-2024, In: BMC Psychiatry. 24, 1, 14 p., 141.

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

Working memory load impairs tacit coordination but not inter-brain EEG synchronization

Newman, L. A., Cao, M., Täuber, S. & van Vugt, M., 5-Mar-2024, In: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 19, 1, 11 p., e017.

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

Beyond kindness: A proposal for the flourishing of science and scientists alike

Schumann, F., Smolka, M., Dienes, Z., Lübbert, A., Lukas, W., Rees, M. G., Fucci, E. & van Vugt, M., 22-Nov-2023, In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 11, 9 p., 230728.

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

Comparing resting state and task-based EEG using machine learning to predict vulnerability to depression in a non-clinical population

Kaushik, P., Yang, H., Roy, P. P. & van Vugt, M., 8-May-2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 12 p., 7467.

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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