Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Fetal Alcohol epigenetics and Chicago School of Economics: Lack of empathy.

February 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Here it is, fetal alcohol epigenetic study, mouse so far. You can see this one coming.

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Tags: Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · Dysfunctional Roundup · Genetics and heredity · Laterality · Machiavellianism · Midline · Musculo-skeletal · Nature vs. nurture · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Stress · developmental bio

Manic Monday, Neuroeconomy: Societal battered womens’ syndrome and sea monkey bankers

January 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Mass post traumatic stress disorder from economic collapse and no way out. What’s next explained by analogy to sea monkey ecosystem.

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Tags: Authoritarianism · Bullying · Corporate Governance · Corruption · Greed · Lawsuit · Manic Monday · Neuro Editorial · Neuroeconomics · Neuropolitics · Stress

Manic Monday: Behavioral Economics and Partisan Politics; or, “I don’t want your stinking public option”

October 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Of course the public option is rejected, that is classic ultimatum game response in the face of a perceived insulting offer. And, when your mere existence insults the other, any offer will be perceived as insulting.

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Tags: Authoritarianism · Manic Monday · Neuroeconomics · Punishment

Friday Dysfunctional Roundup, Neuroeconomics: Winter babies and laughing mothers, melatonin cures all

September 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Vitamin D deficiency may be the culprit for the season of birth effects; melatonin regrows neonate white matter and may be the thing.

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Tags: Dysfunctional Roundup · Molecules · Nature vs. nurture · Neuroeconomics · Neuropolitics · Pharmaceuticals · SSRN · White Matter

Neuroeconomics from SSRN: Chicago School Profs Say Cost-Benefit Analysis Isn’t All That. In Other News, Hell Freezes Over.

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Chicago School of Economics, game theory, “decision science” — how about considering human nature? A radical idea.

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Behavior · Neuroeconomics

5-HTTLPR Short Form-ers: Happy Manic Monday

September 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Parsing the serotonin transport allelic variant functions; with some liver, fava beans and a good Chianti.

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Tags: Addiction/Compulsion/Obsession · Behavior · Genetics and heredity · Happiness · Molecules · Nature vs. nurture · Neuroeconomics · Pharmaceuticals · Stress

Why don’t rich people pay their taxes?

May 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Social norm compliance and the well-to-do.

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Corruption · Greed · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Neuro Editorial · Neuroeconomics · Punishment · SSRN

Economics: Chicago School is Toast, but Financial Services Cheating Is Also To Blame (Off topic)

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Cheaters are another reason for income inequality.

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Tags: Ayn Rand · Behavior · Corporate Governance · Corruption · Greed · Lying and cheating · Neuro Financial Doc Review · Neuroeconomics · New York Times · Public Library of Science

Neuroeconomics: I’ll be your Tarzan, you’ll be my Jane; I’ll keep you warm, you’ll keep me sane

April 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Love, or something, is in the air.

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Animal · Behavior · Happiness · Love · Lying and cheating · Molecules · Neuroeconomics · Oxytocin and Vasopressin · Sex

Selection bias: Only risky people sign up for studies studying risk

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Neuroeconomic studies may have sample selection bias.

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Tags: Analytical methods · Behavior · Narcissism · Nature vs. nurture · Neuroeconomics · SSRN