Question

Research in neuroeconomics has found that the function of the _________________ may be to deal with the cognitive demands of a given task, while the _________________ is responsible for handling emotional goals such as resenting an unfair outcome. a. prefrontal cortex; insula b. striate nucleus; locus coeruleus c. basal ganglia; corpus callosum d. diencephalon; putamen

Answer 1

Answer:

a. prefrontal cortex; insula

Explanation:

Neuroeconomics applies neuroscience methodology to economic theory. It combines economics, neuroscience and psychology together.

Neuroeconomics analyses the brain before, during and after making economic decisions. It aims to find out what happens in the brain when an economic decision is being made.

The three branches of neuroeconomics are :

1. intertemporal choice
2. social decision-making
3. decision-making under risk and uncertainty.