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SUMMARY:&quot\;Neurobiology of Economic Decisions&quot\; - Camillo Padoa-S
 chioppa\, Washington University\, St Louis
DTSTART:20160229T163000Z
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CONTACT:Lyn Dakin
DESCRIPTION:“Economic choice is the behavior observed when individuals m
 ake choices solely based on subjective preferences. Representative example
 s include choices made out of a restaurant menu and choices between differ
 ent financial investments. Economic choice is thought to involve two menta
 l stages: subjective values are assigned to the available options\, and a 
 decision is made by comparing values. Lesion studies in humans and other s
 pecies establish a link between economic decisions and the orbitofrontal c
 ortex (OFC). In a series of studies conducted in non-human primates\, we i
 dentified in this area three groups of neurons encoding the identities and
  subjective values of offered and chosen goods. In the seminar\, I will de
 scribe our current understanding of this neural circuit and the role it ma
 y play in economic decisions.” \n\n
LOCATION:The Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room\, Department of Physiology Develo
 pment and Neuroscience
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