Introduction to Neuroeconomics
How the Brain Makes Decisions
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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. The course structure is as follows: During each video, you will have to answer some relevant questions. Your answers will not affect your final grade. At the end of each module, you must complete a quiz consisting of 15 questions. To pass the course, you must reach a satisfactory standard in all the course modules by completing all graded quizzes and the final exam. In addition to watching video lectures and taking quizzes, you will receive an invitation to join our forum. We plan to join the discussions in the forum on a weekly basis. Welcome to Neuroeconomics World! Do you have technical problems? Write to us: [email protected]
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| Rating | 4.5★ based on 293 ratings |
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| Length | 10 weeks |
| Effort | 9 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week |
| Starts | Jan 31 (117 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Higher School of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, HSE University via Coursera |
| Instructor | Vasily Klucharev |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Biology Governance And Society Economics Basic Science |
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decision making
The topic is really fascinating and its cross-disciplinary approach to decision making really worth exploring: there is a lot to learn from neuroeconomical experiments whether you already have a background in economics or in psychology, and prof Klucharev presents plenty of them.
The way it explains our behavior during decision making, perception and related processes through neurological basis is remarkable.
Very useful for me to quickly understand the theory about decision making, and very interesting.
The course is a useful beginning to getting an understanding of the how the brain functions with respect to decision making.
I have already recommended it to my network on Linkedin and I would recommend it to anyone that is even remotely curious about human decision making abilities.
On the other hand, it's a great challenge for everyone interested on brain decision making.
I learn many things about the human bias on decision making from neuroscience and evolution point of view.
Excellent introduction to various aspects of decision making.
Really a gives a insight to decision making and based on latest findings.
If you are looking for scientific evidence about the neuroscience behind decision making, take this course.
'Introduction to neuoeconomics' is about the neural mechanisms for behavior and decision making.
I enjoyed learning a lot about decision making and the brain.
This field must be developed further in order to better understand the process of decision making.
A interdisciplinary take on decision making combining neuroscience, psychology and economics.
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very interesting course
Very interesting course and a very professional lecturer!
Very interesting course!
Very interesting course, thanks!
Very interesting course material and proper difficulty.
Best regards Very interesting course from beginning till the end...
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easy to follow
Well structured, easy to follow those without a neuroscience background and one of the most interesting courses I've taken in a long time.
G buena introducción al tema excellent introduction into neuroeconomic, very structured, very well presented, inspiring readlist and easy to follow.
This was a good introductory course that I enjoyed and found elatively easy to follow I really enjoyed this course.
Vasily's instruction is easy to follow and the resources were useful.
The lecturer, Vasily Klucharev, contributes immensely to the quality of this program, so do not shy away from this course, as he will elaborate all the materials into detail, making the lectures easy to follow.
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recommend this course
Especially the final quiz (30 questions) makes it apparent whether you've really learned the material or not.I strongly recommend this course for anyone interested in decision making.
I really recommend this course for everyone who is starting in the field of decision making.
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to understand Neuroeconimics.
I can highly recommend this course to all people interested in the topic.
I can recommend this course to all, who like challenges and who are interested in the future development of this subject.
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vasily klucharev
The class is still going on, and Dr. Vasily Klucharev is doing a great work!
The Professor Vasily Klucharev shows a lot of experiences to prove his affirmations, which is great.
Professor Vasily Klucharev is very didactic and the readings are awesome!
I like the way Dr. Vasily Klucharev puts completed things in a slow and efficient way.
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really enjoyed
Very good introduction to Neuroeconomics and study of decision mechanisms I really enjoyed this course.
I really enjoyed it, the classes are clear and amusing.
I Ve really enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed learning about the neurobiology involved during the decision making process.
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at times
Somewhat hard to follow at times.
I suggest that he adds objectives to every week's material as it can be confusing at times what we are exactly expected to learn.
A well put-together course, but the speaker could be a little more engaging at times This is a very complete course to understand not only what external factors drive our decisions but how we handle them internally to reach a final decision on a specific situation.
I enjoyed the course but at times I did find it very dry.
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for anyone
It's a perfect start for anyone interested in the topic.
Don't be intimidated by the subject, topics are well explained and are easy enough to understand for anyone with not a whole lot of background.
Highly recommended for anyone who has some existing knowledge of neuroscience.
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for people
good Thank you, this was a great topic to learn about Very good course with a moderate difficulty for people with a psychological or neuroscientific background.
Also good to learn from many studies contacted on the field and presented here Really Insteresting lecture, but it is still hard to understand for people without psycology background.
I especially appreciated the numeroud descriptions to important studies in the field, and the fact that the teacher managed to balance the economic, neuroscientific and psychological aspects of the topic to provide an appropriate overview for people focussing on either of the three.
For the money you pay, getting nine weeks of learning is pretty outstanding Very insightful and comprehensible for people from different disciplines Thank you so much!The course was usefull to consolidate my profane knowledge form popular science books, and I've achieved my goal.Yet, there is a point I'd like to draw attention to.The feedback on the essays, got from other students, is actually poor.
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| Rating | 4.5★ based on 293 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 10 weeks |
| Effort | 9 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week |
| Starts | Jan 31 (117 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Higher School of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, HSE University via Coursera |
| Instructor | Vasily Klucharev |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Biology Governance And Society Economics Basic Science |
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