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SUMMARY:From Goethe to Macaques: What auctions can teach us about decision
  making - Mr Robert Hickman\, Department of Physiology\, Development\, and
  Neuroscience\, Univesity of Cambridge
DTSTART:20180517T121000Z
DTEND:20180517T130000Z
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CONTACT:Lorena Escudero
DESCRIPTION:Every action we make relies on us appropriately assigning valu
 e to different options. Such value signals have been found in the brain an
 d are the key drivers of every single decision\, from staying at DarBar fo
 r one last drink\, to pursuing a PhD. However\, neurons encode values subj
 ectively\, often in a manner that is not obviously related to the objectiv
 e qualities of those rewards\; a small\, simple diamond may be worth as mu
 ch as a house.\n\nIn this talk\, I will explain how this has hindered our 
 ability to decode these fundamental neuronal signals and present an auctio
 n task for the measurement of a monkey’s subjective values for rewards w
 ithin individual decisions. By allowing for the association of behaviour a
 nd neuronal signals with unprecedented temporal precision\, we may gain gr
 eater insight into the neuronal ‘black box’ which underlies the choice
 s we make in everyday life.
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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