Epistemological Foundations for Neuroeconomics

Elise Payzan-LeNestour and Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde

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Abstract: Neuroeconomics is an emerging field crossing neuroscientific data, the use of brain-imaging tools, experimental and behavioral economics, and an attempt at a better understanding of the cognitive assumptions that underlie theoretical predictive economic models. In this paper the authors try two things: 1) To assess the epistemological biases that affect Neuroeconomics as it is currently done. A number of significant experiments are discussed in that perspective. 2) To imagine an original way - apart from what is already being done - to run experiments in brain-imaging that are relevant to the discussion of rationality assumptions at the core of economic theory.

Keywords: Neuroeconomics; Rationality Assumptions; Abduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-12-23
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