Neurobiology of decision-making

Bibliographic Collection: 
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Damasio, Antonio R; Damasio, Hanna; Christen, Yves
Year of Publication: 1996
Number of Pages: xi, 208 p
Publisher: Springer
City: Berlin ; New York
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 3540601430 (Berlin : har
Keywords: Decision-making, Neurobiology, Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology
Abstract:

Human Neuroanatomy Relevant to Decision-Making / H. Damasio -- Morphological Correlations of Human and Monkey Frontal Lobe / D. N. Pandya and E. H. Yeterian -- Frontal Lobe and the Cognitive Foundation of Behavioral Action / J. M. Fuster -- Neural Mechanisms Supporting Successful Social Decisions in Simians / M. Raleigh, M. McGuire, W. Melega, S. Cherry, S.-C. Huang and M. Phelps -- Neural Basis of Decision in Perception and in the Control of Movement / A. Berthoz -- How the Basal Ganglia Make Decisions / G. S. Berns and T. J. Sejnowski -- The Will of the Brain: Cerebral Correlates of Willful Acts / D. H. Ingvar -- Neuronal Models of Cognitive Functions Associated with the Prefrontal Cortex / J.-P. Changeux and S. Dehaene -- The Biological Causes of Irrationality / N. S. Sutherland -- Neuropsychological Approaches to Reasoning and Decision Making / R. Adolphs, D. Tranel, A. Bechara, H. Damasio and A. R. Damasio -- Feeling Reasons / P. S. Churchland -- Epilogue: Models of Decision-Making / J. Altman

Notes:

A.R. Damasio, H. Damasio, Y. Christen, edsill. (some col.) ; 25 cmProceedings of a forum organized in Paris in 1994 by the Fondation Ipsen

Label: 1996