An fMRI investigation of consumer choice regarding controversial food technologies

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 209-220

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a   Crespi, John M ^b   Cherry, J Bradley C ^c   McFadden, Brandon R ^d   Martin, Laura E ^c,e   Bruce, Amanda S ^c,f  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Cloning; Functional neuroimaging; Growth hormones; Milk; Neuroeconomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909606208     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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