Professional experience

2026 -

Postdoctoral researcher. Department of Economics, University of Zürich, Zürich, CH.
Supervised by: Christian Ruff.

2022 - 2025

PhD candidate. Motivation Brain Behavior lab, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, FR.    
Supervised by: Jean Daunizeau.
Thesis title: A neuro-computational account of rationality costs in decision-making.

2021-2022

MSc intern. Motivation Brain Behavior lab, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, FR.
Supervised by: Jean Daunizeau.
Project title: Neuro-computational modelling of value construction.

2021

MSc intern. Babylab, Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center, Paris, FR.
Supervised by: Véronique Izard.
Project title: Modelling of auditory numerosity perception.

Education

2022 - 2025

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. Sorbonne Université, Paris, FR.

2020 - 2022

MSc in Cognitive Science. Université ENS-PSL, Paris, FR.

2019 - 2020

BSc in Mathematics. Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FR.

2017 - 2019

Preparatory classes MPSI / MP* (maths and physics). Lycée Pierre Corneille, Rouen, FR.

Publications and preprints

Biological profits of irrational computations in the orbitofrontal cortex  
Bénon, J., & Daunizeau, J. (2025). Biological profits of irrational computations in the orbitofrontal cortex. bioRxiv.

The online metacognitive control of decisions  
Bénon, J., Lee, D., Hopper, W., Verdeil, M., Pessiglione, M., Vinckier, F., Bouret, S., Rouault, M., Lebouc, R., Pezzulo, G., Schreiweis, C., Burguière, E., & Daunizeau, J. (2024). The online metacognitive control of decisions. Communications Psychology, 2(1), 1-17.

Teaching

2024 - 2025

2023

Teaching fellow in psychophysiology. Institut de Psychologie, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR.

Posters and talks

June 2025

Feb 2025

[Invited talk] Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience Group Zürich Center for Neuroeconomics, University of Zürich, CH.

Dec 2024

[Poster] Foraging conference. Lyon, FR.  

Oct 2024

Oct 2024

May 2024

Apr 2024

June 2023

[Poster] Poster prize competition (1st prize). Paris Brain Institute, Paris, FR.  

June 2023

Scientific and public outreach

Apr 2024

June 2023

Apr 2022

Co-president of Cognivence.
Organization of a large cognitive science fair for the general public.