Neuroeconomicstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81702010-12-08T20:10:00ZCenter for the Study of Neuroeconomics at George Mason UniversityTypePadBehavioral Economics an Idiosyncratic Perspective tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834523def69e20148c6777c42970c2010-12-08T15:10:00-05:002010-12-08T20:10:00ZThis blog appeared in http://truthonthemarket.com/free-to-choose-symposium/ a blog symposium on law and behavioral economics. It was interesting to participate. Having started my career as an experimental economist I probably have a little different, but I hope complimentary, perspective on behavioral economics...Kevin McCabehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2010/12/behavioral-economics-an-idiosyncratic-perspective-.htmlCupcake 3D Printer - Day 1tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834523def69e20133f44a7caa970b2010-09-16T11:34:20-04:002010-09-16T15:34:20ZOver the summer, two of the CSN interns (Phil and Matt) built the Makerbot CNC Cupcake and wrote an operations guidebook. It is a small part of a greater research project and now that the interns are gone someone needs...Kathleen McCabehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2010/09/cupcake-3d-printer-day-1.htmlElinor Ostrom and Neuroeconomicstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834523def69e20120a88ab4eb970b2010-02-10T22:27:04-05:002010-02-11T03:27:04ZAs far as I know Elinor Ostrom has never run a neuroeconomics experiment but her research is likely to be of interest to neuroeconomists. Her research on how groups govern the commons is multidisciplinary including extensive field research, economics experiments...Kevin McCabehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2010/02/elinor-ostrom-and-neuroeconomics.htmlSchools Using Money for Incentivestag:typepad.com,2003:post-545937722008-08-23T13:36:35-04:002008-08-23T17:36:35ZRecent articles in the front page of the Washington Post 8/22/2008 and the Business Day section of the New York Times 8/20/2008 both are talking about paying students to perform. So results so far in NY to incentivize performance on...Kevin McCabehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2008/08/schools-using-m.htmlInternships for Neuroeconomists?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-346313022007-05-29T10:23:04-04:002007-05-29T14:23:04ZA google search inspired by this article in Science Careers on non-academic careers for behavioral scientists led me to this link about internships at Fidelity Investments's "Center for Applied Behavioral Economics"(no link)... "Candidates pursuing doctoral or post-doctoral studies in decision...Steve Salettahttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2007/05/internships_for.htmlNeural synchronization: what information is fMRI missing?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-327148062007-04-10T12:41:03-04:002007-04-10T16:41:03ZA new single-cell firing study from MIT observes prefrontal activation to assign salience to novel stimuli, and parietal activity to draw attention to stimuli already recognized as salient. What I'm more excited about, is their discussion of neural synchrony as...Steve Salettahttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2007/04/neural_synchron.htmlAmbiguity and Pessimism Biastag:typepad.com,2003:post-300996842007-02-05T13:22:46-05:002007-02-05T18:22:46ZAlthough Saturday Night Live may be in the midst of a prolonged rough stretch, Debbie Downer is one of my all-time favorite characters (see a video or the Wikipedia entry). For those who are unfamiliar, the central figure in these...David Chavannehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2007/02/although_saturd.htmlNeuroscience and Culturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-152257882007-01-16T09:26:42-05:002007-01-16T14:26:42ZThe initial edition (June, 2006) of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience included a paper by Heatherton, Wyland, Macrae, Demos, Denny and Kelley that uses fMRI to differentiate the neural representation of oneself from that of one’s best friend: Whereas neural...David Chavannehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2007/01/neuroscience_an.htmlBeta blockers also block memoriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-143624252006-11-29T09:37:19-05:002006-11-29T14:37:19ZYahoo has clips from a recent 60 minutes special posted online on using propanolol to 'weaken' the memories associated with highly stressful events. Propanolol is a beta blocker, and epinephrine is a beta agonist. All sorts of beta receptors in...Steve Salettahttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2006/11/beta_blockers_a.htmlFor the love of God...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-141595352006-11-17T10:20:26-05:002006-11-17T15:20:26ZThe August edition of Neuroscience Letters included work by Mario Beauregard and Vincent Paquette that examined whether a “God Spot” could be found in the brain. Not surprisingly, the paper generated quite a buzz (see here, here and here for...David Chavannehttp://neuroeconomics.typepad.com/neuroeconomics/2006/11/for_the_love_of.html