Aha! moments correspond to metacognitive prediction errors.

Dubey R, Ho M, Mehta H, Griffiths TL

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106537
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: Cognition
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106537,
  title = {Aha! moments correspond to metacognitive prediction errors.},
  author = {Dubey R and Ho M and Mehta H and Griffiths TL},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cognition},
  doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106537},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106537}
}

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R, D., M, H., H, M., & TL, G. (2026). Aha! moments correspond to metacognitive prediction errors.. Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106537

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