神经经济学及其相关研究

The Neuroeconomics and the Field it Concerns

虽然神经科学已经有了很长的历史,但只是在最近若干年,这一学科才用于回答关于决策、选择、偏好、风险和快乐等问题。这一新的研究领域,被称为神经经济学,它试图揭示广泛的经济和消费行为的神经机能。该文主要回顾了神经经济学研究的重要发展过程、主要的研究主题。

While there is an extensive history of neuroscience ,-only recently has this discipline been applied to answer questions about decision making, choice, preference, risk and happiness. This new area of research, coined neuroeeonomies, seeks to reveal more about the neural functioning behind economic and consumer behavior. This paper reviews some of the key developments in neuroeeonomie research.