Caedyn Stinson

Caedyn Stinson is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, and a Doctoral Candidate at the Max Planck School of Cognition since 2019. His work bridges social cognition, computational modeling, and decision-making under uncertainty, focusing on the adaptive mechanisms of bounded rationality in human behavior.

• Education
  • M.Sc. in Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience (SCAN), Freie Universität Berlin (2016–2019)
  • B.Sc. in Biology, Lander University (2003–2007)

Stinson's research explores how humans make decisions in complex social environments, integrating theoretical models from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics. He has contributed to studies on neural mechanisms underlying risk assessment and group dynamics, with interdisciplinary applications in health sciences and artificial intelligence.

• Scientific Awards
  • Predoctoral Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Human Development

His professional experience includes visiting scientist roles at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Science (2020) and LMU Klinikum (2019), along with research coordination at institutions like the Queensland Tumor Bank and the University of Newcastle. Contact: stinson@mpib-berlin.mpg.de.