tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942766836244824666.post4408486739852807473..comments2008-12-29T13:10:07.215-08:00Comments on Siegel's Droppings: Exploiting the Gulliblej-seagalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03434457186171722761noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942766836244824666.post-378154777749919902008-08-04T12:10:00.000-07:002008-08-04T12:10:00.000-07:00Reading "Do Economists need Brains?" in the July 2...Reading "Do Economists need Brains?" in the July 26 -August 1 issue of the Economist, I thought of this post when I read the quote that follows. The article (a "briefing" meaning longer than usual) is about neuroeconomics: the use of MRIs to detect what part of the brain is activated by various economic-related games.<BR/><BR/>The quote: A standard MRI identifies activity in too large a section of the brain to support much more than loose correlations. ... [A]nalyzing individual neurons ... is possible only with invasive techniques -- such as sticking a needle into the brain. For economists, this 'involves risks that clearly outweigh the benefits.' [La bibliotecaria says hurray] .... Most invasive brain research is carried out on rats and monkeys which, though they have similar dopamine-based incentive systems, lack the decision-making sophistication of MOST humans. [Capitalization added.]Marianaria Sra. bibliotecariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468566399760178706noreply@blogger.com