Decisions, Uncertainty, and the Brain: The Science of Neuroeconomics

by Paul W. Glimcher

Book Overview

In this provocative book, Paul Glimcher argues that economic theory may provide an alternative to the classical Cartesian model of the brain and behavior. Glimcher argues that Cartesian dualism operates from the false premise that the reflex is able to describe behavior in the real world that animals inhabit. A mathematically rich cognitive theory, he claims, could solve the most difficult problems that any environment could present, eliminating the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262572273
• ISBN13: 9780262572279
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher