Exploring brain activity in neuroeconomics

Sylvain Charron, Armin Fuchs and Olivier Oullier

Revue d'économie politique, 2008, vol. 118, issue 1, 97-124

Abstract: Neuroeconomics uses various methodologies to study the neural underpinning of economic decision-making. The goal of the present article is to briefly introduce the most frequently used methods. The main functioning, properties and features, including advantages and limits, of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Electroencephalography (EEG), Magnetoencephalography (MEG), and Transcranial Stimulation (TMS and tDCS) will be discussed.

Keywords: neuroimaging; PET; fMRI; EEG; MEG; TMS; tDCS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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