New Publication Alert – BMC Psychiatry (2025)

How do obsessive-compulsive tendencies affect our ability to learn and adapt to complex, hidden patterns in dynamic environments? A study led by Teodóra Vékony, a researcher at Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center at UNAM, explored this question through two independent online experiments involving over 400 participants from the non-clinical population. We used an unsupervised probabilistic learning task to assess both the acquisition and updating of hidden patterns—without providing any feedback.

Key finding: Learning remained remarkably robust across the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Participants with higher OC traits still demonstrated effective implicit learning and flexible adaptation. This research adds new insight into the cognitive resilience of individuals with OC traits and supports a dimensional perspective of obsessive-compulsive behavior.

Huge thanks to my co-authors and colleagues for their collaborative energy and expertise.

Read the full paper: HERE.