The neuroeconomic path of the law

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1451, 2004, Pages 1667-1676

  Hoffman, Morris B ^a  

^a Second Judicial District   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Brain; Human evolution; Law; Neuroeconomics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EVOLUTION;

EID: 10044244577     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1540     Document Type: Review

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