Cortisol levels and time-discounting of monetary gain in humans

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2145-2147

  Takahashi, Taiki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Decision making; Glucocorticoid; Impulsivity; Inter temporal choice; Monetary gain; Neuroeconomics; Stress; Time discounting

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MONEY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4644307811     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200409150-00029     Document Type: Article

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