Bálint Forgács

Bálint Forgács serves as a Researcher at the Department of General and Neurocognitive Psychology within the Department of Education and Psychology at Free University of Berlin. He is currently engaged in the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded project Neural Representations as the Basis of Affective and Preference-Guided Decisions, investigating neural mechanisms underlying decision-making processes.

His research integrates cognitive and affective neuroscience to explore how emotional states and preferences shape neural decision pathways. Primary focus areas include Cognitive Neuroscience, Decision Neuroscience, and Affective Neuroscience, with methodological emphasis on neurocognitive modeling of preference-guided behavior. This work aligns with the department's specialization in neurocognitive psychological mechanisms.

Dr. Forgács collaborates within research teams led by Line Jacobs and Arthur M. Jacobs on initiatives including CHYLSA (child language/poetry studies), ELIT, and NeuroRep projects. His position falls under the DFG grant framework, reflecting active involvement in externally funded neuroscience research at the university's Habelschwerdter Allee campus.