1 Introduction
The digital era has revolutionized the way we study human decision-making. Advances in neuroimaging, computational modeling, and machine learning have provided insights into these complex processes. This Research Topic, “Exploration of Decision Neuroscience Research in the Digital Era”, brings together cutting-edge studies that leverage modern technologies—such as eye-tracking, neuroimaging, digital dynamic assessment, and generative narrative survey—to examine the neural and behavioral underpinnings of decision-making.
2 Contributions to the Research Topic
The articles featured in this Research Topic illustrate the breadth of current approaches: Huang et al. introduced a maze-based digital assessment paradigm to detect early cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease; Wong et al. applied generative narrative surveys to capture real-world decision-making in varied social contexts; Zhou et al. employed eye-tracking to study intertemporal loss decisions; and Horr et al. demonstrated how machine learning applied to EEG signals can accurately predict online purchasing behavior.
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Author contributions
WS: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft. JL: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft. RE: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Keywords
digital era, decision neuroscience, decision-making scenarios, behavior, multimodal
Citation
Shan W, Luan J and Evans R (2025) Editorial: Exploration of decision neuroscience research in the digital era. Front. Psychol. 16:1682163. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1682163
Received
08 August 2025
Accepted
05 September 2025
Published
30 October 2025
Volume
16 - 2025
Edited and reviewed by
Carolyn Yoon, University of Michigan, United States
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*Correspondence: Wei Shan shanwei@buaa.edu.cn
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