Abstract
A basic understanding of neurobiology is required of anyone who hopes to work in, or understand, neuroeconomics. For a reader unfamiliar with the basic elements of biology today, this chapter provides a short overview of the subject. It discusses the basic properties of nerve cells and provides a brief overview of the electrochemical equilibria that underlie the action potential. The basic properties of synaptic transmission are laid out. Principles of cortical coding, the notion of topographic mapping in the nervous system and basic patterns of neural connectivity - as the act to constrain neuroeconomic theory - are discussed. Finally, the chapter provides a primer in basic neuroanatomy that should be useful to anyone reading the neuroeconomic literature.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Neuroeconomics |
| Subtitle of host publication | Decision Making and the Brain: Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 63-75 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780124160088 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Action potential
- Brain
- Cortex
- Neural coding
- Neuron
- Synapse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience