Midbrain Mutiny: The Picoeconomics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling: Economic Theory and Cognitive Science

摘要

Can economic theory inform how the brain carries out computations necessary to make economic choices? And can an understanding of the biological basis of such behavior help improve and refine economic models? These are some of the larger questions surrounding the nascent but rapidly growing field of neuroeconomics. For some, however, the goal of neuroeconomics is a practical one.