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Neuroeconomics—An Introduction

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The present chapter provides an introduction into the young discipline of neuroeconomics and into the present Neuroeconomics book. Historical aspects, core concepts and future research avenues are presented.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Martin Reuter

  2. Center for Economics and Neuroscience (CENs), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Martin Reuter

  3. Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany

    Christian Montag

  4. Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation, Center for Information in Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China

    Christian Montag

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  1. Differentielle and Biologische Psychologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms- Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Martin Reuter

  2. Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute for Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany and Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

    Christian Montag

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Reuter, M., Montag, C. (2016). Neuroeconomics—An Introduction. In: Reuter, M., Montag, C. (eds) Neuroeconomics. Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35923-1_1

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