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SS 218 - Neuroscience Applications to Economics and Politics

SS 218

Neuroscience Applications to Economics and Politics

9 units (3-0-6)   |  first term

Topics in behavioral, affective, and social neuroscience that inform how individuals make economic decisions. Applications of neuroscience ideas and methods to understanding choice under risk and uncertainty, temporal discounting and self-control, advertisement and preference formation, habit, addiction, and judgment bias. Not offered 2025-26

Published Date: Aug. 15, 2025