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Mean-Variance or Prospect Theory? The Nature of Value Representations in the Human Brain

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Whether investing in financial markets or deciding whom to ask on a date, our decisions are often taken in risky environments. Although traditional economic theories assume that we behave rationally in such environments, extensive evidence indicates that we are susceptible to systematic biases and

Source: Journal of Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1876-09.2009

Authors: E. D. Boorman, J. Sallet

Institutions: University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Wellcome Trust

OpenAlex ID: W2145014683