To investigate the mechanisms through which economic decisions are formed, I examined
the activity of neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex while monkeys chose between different …

Economic choices between goods are thought to rely on the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), but
the decision mechanisms remain poorly understood. To shed light on this fundamental …

Results of recent studies point towards a new framework for the neural bases of economic
choice. The principles of this framework include the idea that evaluation is limited to a single …

We hypothesized that during binary economic choice, decision makers use the first option
they attend as a default to which they compare the second. To test this idea, we recorded …

Economic goods may vary on multiple dimensions (determinants). A central conjecture in
decision neuroscience is that choices between goods are made by comparing subjective …

Economic choices between goods entail the computation and comparison of subjective
values. Previous studies examined neuronal activity in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of …

Economic choice proceeds from evaluation, in which we contemplate options, to selection,
in which we weigh options and choose one. These stages must be differentiated so that …

Traditionally the object of economic theory and experimental psychology, economic choice
recently became a lively research focus in systems neuroscience. Here I summarize the …

Economic choice behavior entails the computation and comparison of subjective values. A
central contribution of neuroeconomics has been to show that subjective values are …

The orbitofrontal cortex plays a central role in good-based economic decisions. When
subjects make choices, neurons in this region represent the identities and values of offered …