Midbrain Mutiny: the Picoeconomics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling
Midbrain Mutiny examines different economic models of disordered gambling, using the frameworks of neuroeconomics (which analyzes decision making in the brain) and picoeconomics (which analyzes patterns of consumption behavior), and drawing on empirical evidence about behavior and the brain. The book describes addiction in neuroeconomic terms as chronic disruption of the balance between the midbrain dopamine system and the prefrontal and frontal serotonergic system, and reviews recent evidence from trials testing the effectiveness of antiaddiction drugs. The authors argue that the best way to understand disordered and addictive gambling is with a hybrid picoeconomic-neuroeconomic model.
| EAN: | 9780262517584 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 312 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | MIT Press |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 16.05.2012 |
| Untertitel: | Economic Theory and Cognitive Science |
| Schlagworte: | Neuroökonomie |
| Größe: | 12 × 152 × 229 |
| Gewicht: | 388 g |
