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Decision-Making and Neuroeconomics

ASEM 2405

How do you decide what to buy, who to trust, which job to take or what you'll want to eat tomorrow? This seminar-style course integrates perspectives from psychology, neuroscience and economics to understand decision-making, how it is affected by emotions or social contexts, and how it is implemented in the human brain. The course emphasizes active participation, and relies upon primary scientific sources (i.e. peer-reviewed empirical articles). Recommended: a familiarity with at least one of cognitive psychology, human neuroscience or behavioral economics.