Neural affective decision theory: Choices, brains, and emotions

Cognitive Systems Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 252-273

  Litt, Abninder ^a   Eliasmith, Chris ^b   Thagard, Paul ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational neuroscience; Decision making; Emotion; Framing; Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; BRAIN; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GAME THEORY; KETONES; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BRAIN AREAS; COMPLEX DECISION; COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE; EMOTION; FRAMING; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LOSS-AVERSION; PROSPECT THEORY; VALUE FUNCTIONS;

DECISION THEORY;

DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

AFFECT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEURAL AFFECTIVE DECISION THEORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 50849099787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13890417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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