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Course Syllabus

Бакалавриат 2025/2026

Введение в нейроэкономику: как мозг принимает решения

Статус: Курс по выбору (Психология)
Кто читает: Департамент психологии
Где читается: Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается: 3-й курс, 4 модуль
Онлайн-часы: 20
Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели: Воробьева Алисия Нуньес
Язык: английский
Кредиты: 3
Контактные часы: 6

Course Syllabus

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Abstract

Economics, psychology, and neuroscience are converging today into a unified discipline of Neuroeconomics with the ultimate aim of creating a single, general theory of human decision-making. Neuroeconomics provides biologists, economists, psychologists and social scientists with a deeper understanding of how they make their own decisions and how others decide. Neuroscience, when allied with psychology and economics, creates powerful new models to explain why we make decisions. Neurobiological mechanisms of decision-making, decisions under risk, trust and cooperation will be central issues in this course. You will be provided with the most recent evidence from brain-imaging techniques (fMRI, TMS, etc.) and introduced to the explanatory models behind them. The course does not require any prior study of economics and neuroscience; however, it might require you to study novel interdisciplinary materials. The course provides an introduction to the methodology, assumptions, and main findings of Neuroeconomics. Our students have different backgrounds; therefore, I have adapted and simplified the course to allow all students to understand the interdisciplinary content. This course will help you to start your progress in the field of Neuroeconomics and to further develop your skills during other more advanced courses and trainings in the future. For some topics, the course will also provide supplementary videos to reveal the opinions of leading experts in the field. Each module provides optional reading material.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Know how neurons assign values to different options during the decision-making process.
  • Understand the role of emotion in decision-making
  • Apply dual-processing theories
  • Understand neuroeconomic approach to studying decisions under risk and an anticipatory affect model
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Affective mechanisms of decision-making
  • A a historical overview of the field.
  • Basics of behavioral economics
  • Dual process theory of decision-making
  • Neural representation of the subjective value, basal ganglia and choice value
  • Neurophilosophy of Neuroeconomics
  • The social brain: Games in the brain
  • Know the theories of the decision making under risk
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction. Introduction to Neuroeconomics, a historical overview of the field.
  • Measuring brain activity: Brain-imaging (EEG, MEG, fMRI), brain stimulation (TMS), cell recording, data visualization, interpretation of the results
  • Behavioral economics as a foundation of Neuroeconomics
  • Neurophilosophy of Neuroeconomics
  • Decision making under risk
  • The social brain: Games in the brain
  • Animals’ economy - a model of human economy.
  • Foraging theory (economic behavior of animals)
  • Dual process theory of decision-making
  • Neural representation of the subjective value, basal ganglia and choice value
  • Introducing brain models of decision-making and choice. Neuro-cognitive models of the choice: comparison with formal models of decision-making.
  • Affective mechanisms of decision-making
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Week 4 TEST. Decision-Making
  • non-blocking Week 10 TEST. Cooperation
  • non-blocking Week 3 TEST. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
  • non-blocking Week 6 TEST. Emotional Stimuli
  • non-blocking Week 2 TEST. Introduction and Scope of Neuroeconomics
  • non-blocking Week 7 TEST. Valuation System
  • non-blocking Week 5 TEST. The Nucleus Accumbens
  • non-blocking Week 9 TEST. Game Theory
  • non-blocking Week 6 Homework TEST: The Dark Side of Emotion in Decision-making
  • non-blocking Week 8 TEST. Risk
  • non-blocking Week 4 TEST. Decision-Making
  • non-blocking Week 10 TEST. Cooperation
  • non-blocking Week 6 TEST. Emotional Stimuli
  • non-blocking Week 7 TEST. Valuation System
  • non-blocking Week 2 TEST. Introduction and Scope of Neuroeconomics
  • non-blocking Week 3 TEST. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
  • non-blocking Week 5 TEST. The Nucleus Accumbens
  • non-blocking Week 8 TEST. Risk
  • non-blocking Week 9 TEST. Game Theory
  • non-blocking Week 6 Homework TEST: The Dark Side of Emotion in Decision-making
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2025/2026 4th module
    Week 2 TEST. Introduction and Scope of Neuroeconomics: Тест * 0.1 + Week 3 TEST. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology: Тест * 0.1 + Week 4 TEST. Decision-Making: Тест * 0.1 + Week 5 TEST. The Nucleus Accumbens: Тест * 0.1 + Week 6 TEST. Emotional Stimuli: Тест * 0.1 + Week 7 TEST. Valuation System: Тест * 0.1 + Week 8 TEST. Risk: Тест * 0.1 + Week 9 TEST. Game Theory: Тест * 0.1 + Week 10 TEST. Cooperation: Тест * 0.1 + Week 6 Homework TEST: The Dark Side of Emotion in Decision-making: Тест * 0.1
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Neuroeconomics : decision making and the brain, , 2014
  • Neuroeconomics 2nd Edition Decision Making and the Brain Academic Press; 2nd edition (October 11, 2013)

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Decisions, ucertainty, and the brain : the science of neuroeconomics, Glimcher, P. W., 2004

Authors

  • TRUNOVA MARIYA SERGEEVNA
  • VOROBEVA Alisiia NUNES