University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience > "Neurobiology of Economic Decisions"

  Browse A-Z

Log in

Googledetails Microsoftdetails

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹ️ Information

"Neurobiology of Economic Decisions"

Download to your calendar using vCal

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Lyn Dakin .

“Economic choice is the behavior observed when individuals make choices solely based on subjective preferences. Representative examples include choices made out of a restaurant menu and choices between different financial investments. Economic choice is thought to involve two mental stages: subjective values are assigned to the available options, and a decision is made by comparing values. Lesion studies in humans and other species establish a link between economic decisions and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). In a series of studies conducted in non-human primates, we identified in this area three groups of neurons encoding the identities and subjective values of offered and chosen goods. In the seminar, I will describe our current understanding of this neural circuit and the role it may play in economic decisions.”

This talk is part of the Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience series.

This talk is included in these lists:

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.

Other lists

Harker 1 lecture room, Department of Earth Sciences, Downing Site Alice Fisher Lecture Theatre, S Block, Addenbrooke's Site Visual Rhetoric and modern South Asian history (2015-16)

Other talks

LMB Seminar - Mechanisms of mRNA packaging and export Title to be confirmed External Seminar - Michael Raissig TBC The Magic of Magnetism Title to be confirmed Title to be confirmed
 

© 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity