Gains and Losses: A Common Neural Network for Economic Behaviour

Valeria Faralla (), Francesca Benuzzi (), Fausta Lui (), Patrizia Baraldi (), Paolo Nichelli () and Nicola Dimitri ()

Labsi Experimental Economics Laboratory University of Siena from University of Siena

Abstract: Event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying intertemporal preference for symmetric gains and losses in certain conditions, by asking subjects to choose between two gains or two losses available at different points in time. Our data suggest that a common system is activated when an immediate reward/punishment is available, irrespectively of the impulsive /reflective behaviour performed by the individual.

Keywords: intertemporal preferences; gains; losses; certainty; intertemporal preferences, gains, losses, certainty; sign effect; functional magnetic resonance imaging; decision-making . (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D87 D90 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-09
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