Neural signatures of economic parameters during decision-Making: A functional MRI (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG) and autonomic monitoring study

Brain Topography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-96

  Minati, Ludovico ^a,b   Grisoli, Marina ^a   Franceschetti, Silvana ^a   Epifani, Francesca ^a   Granvillano, Alice ^a   Medford, Nick ^b   Harrison, Neil A ^b,c,d   Piacentini, Sylvie ^a   Critchley, Hugo D ^b,c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic monitoring; Decision making; Electroencephalography (EEG); Functional MRI (fMRI); Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC MONITORING STUDY; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859426507     PISSN: 08960267     EISSN: 15736792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10548-011-0210-1     Document Type: Article

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