Anyone who has been too scared to sell a falling stock ("But I'll lose money!") or too insulted to accept $3 from someone who intends to keep the other $7 in free money handed out in an experiment ...

This morning, I had a remarkable experience: I strolled into a delicatessen and bought some delicious Stilton. What made the shopping trip unusual was that I was wearing a brain scanner while I did it ...

The traditional approach to psychiatric diagnosis is based on grouping patients on the basis of symptom clusters. This approach to diagnosis has a number of problems, as symptoms are not necessarily ...

On Dec. 11, Brown will host four experts for a conference titled "Neuroeconomics: Decision-Making and the Brain" where they will discuss various aspects and applications of the increasingly popular ...

Scientists are no longer the only ones paying attention to the groundbreaking advances in neuroeconomics—the study of how people make financial decisions. Recent studies have uncovered six tendencies ...

Traders and investors must overcome many hurdles in order to succeed. Among the most common of these hurdles are emotional pitfalls such as fear and greed, and behavioural shortcomings such as ...

Unfortunately, many game theoretic models do not predict behavior very accurately. For example, consider a set of choices known as the "Ultimatum Game." Suppose you were given $100 and ask to propose ...

Philadelphia, PA, July 23, 2012 – Anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year, and although they are treatable, they often cause significant distress. The excessive ...

FOR all the undoubted wit of their neuroscience-inspired concept album, “Heavy Mental”—songs include “Mind-Body Problem” and “All in a Nut”—The Amygdaloids are unlikely to loom large in the annals of ...

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