Research article summary (published 9 Jun 2008):

A framework for studying the neurobiology of value-based decision making.

Full Abstract

Neuroeconomics is the study of the neurobiological and computational basis of value-based decision making. Its goal is to provide a biologically based account of human behaviour that can be applied in both the natural and the social sciences. This Review proposes a framework to investigate different aspects of the neurobiology of decision making. The framework allows us to bring together recent findings in the field, highlight some of the most important outstanding problems, define a common lexicon that bridges the different disciplines that inform neuroeconomics, and point the way to future applications.

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Author information

Author/s: Rangel, Antonio (A); Camerer, Colin (C); Montague, P Read (PR);

Affiliation: Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and Computational and Neural Systems Program, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA. rangel(-atsign-)hss.caltech.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review

Journal: Nature reviews. Neuroscience (Nat Rev Neurosci), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 9 (issue 7) : pp 545-56

Dates: Created 2008/06/23; Completed 2008/07/25;

PMID: 18545266, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Animals Decision Making - physiology Decision Theory Habits Humans Learning - physiology

Learning - physiology Models, Neurological Models, Psychological Neurobiology Risk Social Values

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