The somatic marker framework as a neurological theory of decision-making: Review, conceptual comparisons, and future neuroeconomics research

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 767-776

  Reimann, Martin ^a   Bechara, Antoine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emotion; Iowa Gambling Task; Neuroeconomics; Somatic marker hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956905084     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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