Neuroeconomics Seminar

1 Course Unit

This seminar will review recent research that combines psychological, economic, and neuroscientific approaches to study human and animal decision-making. The course will focus on our current state of knowledge regarding the neuroscience of decision-making, and how evidence concerning the neural processes associated with choices might be used to constrain or advance economic and psychological theories of decision-making. Topics covered will include decisions involving risk and uncertainty, decisions that involve learning from experience, decisions in strategic interactions and games, and social preferences. Prerequisite: Psychology 149, 153, or 165, or permission of the instructor. Fall or Spring Also Offered As: PSYC 3790 Prerequisite: PSYC 1230 OR PSYC 2737 OR PPE 3003 1 Course Unit