Введение в нейроэкономику

2020/2021

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Департамент психологии

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Преподаватели: Ключарёв Василий Андреевич

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 40

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Abstract

Economics, psychology, and neuroscience are converging today into a unified discipline of Neuroeconomics with the ultimate aim of providing a single, general theory of human decision making. Neuroeconomics provides economists and social scientists with a deeper understanding of how they make their own decisions, and how others decide. Are we hard-wired to be risk-averse or risk seeking? How is a “fair decision” evaluated by the brain? Is it possible today to predict the purchasing intentions of a consumer? Can we modulate economic behaviour affecting the brain? Neuroscience allied to psychology and economics have powerful models and evidence to explain why we make a decision. Decision-making in financial markets, trust and cooperation in teams, consumer persuasion, will be central issues in this course in neuroeconomics. You will be provided with the most recent evidence from brain-imaging techniques (PET, fMRI and TMS), and you will be introduced to the explanatory models behind them.

Learning Objectives

To learn аssumptions of Neuroeconomics.
To learn methods of Neuroeconomics.
To learn the functional role of various brain regions in decision-making.
To learn evolutionary approach of Neuroeconomics.
To learn Neuroeconomics of decisions in groups.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Know the brain models of decision making and choice, neuro-cognitive models of the choice: comparison with formal models of decision making
Understand neural representation of the subjective value, basal ganglia and choice value.
Understand the affective mechanisms of decision making
Understand neural mechanisms of decision making under risk
Understand social and evolutionary perspectives in Neuroeconomics

Course Contents

Introducing brain models of decision-making and choice. Neuro-cognitive models of the choice: comparison with formal models of decision-making
Measuring brain activity: Brain-imaging (EEG, MEG, fMRI), brain stimulation (TMS), cell recording, data visualization, interpretation of the results.
Introduction. Introduction to Neuroeconomics, a historical overview of the field.
Affective mechanisms of decision-making
Neural representation of the subjective value, basal ganglia and choice value
Dual-processing hypothesis of “temporal discounting”
Taking an evolutionary perspective: the ‘economic animal’
The social brain: decision-making in groups

Assessment Elements

Written Exam
Grading of the Group Task
The group task consists of 15 min PowerPoint presentation followed by 15 min group discussion. The teacher can suggest additional tasks.

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (4 module)
0.3 * Grading of the Group Task + 0.7 * Written Exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Neuroeconomics 2nd Edition Decision Making and the Brain Academic Press; 2nd edition (October 11, 2013)

Recommended Additional Bibliography

David Poeppel, George R. Mangun, & Michael S. Gazzaniga. (2020). The Cognitive Neurosciences: Vol. 6th ed. The MIT Press.
Frydman C, Camerer CF. The Psychology and Neuroscience of Financial Decision Making. Trends Cogn Sci. 2016 Sep;20(9):661-675. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.07.003. Epub 2016 Aug 5. PMID: 27499348.

Course Syllabus