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Neural game theory and the search for rational agents in the brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Gregory S. Berns
Gregory S. Berns*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 http://www.ccnl.emory.edu
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gberns@emory.edu
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Abstract:

The advent of functional brain imaging has revolutionized the ability to understand the biological mechanisms underlying decision-making. Although it has been amply demonstrated that assumptions of rationality often break down in experimental games, there has not been an overarching theory of why this happens. I describe recent advances in functional brain imaging and suggest a framework for considering the function of the human reward system as a discrete agent.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 155 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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