Toward an affective neuroscience account of financial risk taking

To explain human financial risk taking, economic and finance theories typically refer to the mathematical properties of financial options, whereas psychological theories have emphasized the influence of emotion and cognition on choice. From a neuroscience perspective, choice emanates from a dynamic...

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Main Authors: Charlene C. Wu, Matthew D. Sacchet, Brian eKnutson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00159/full