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Midbrain mutiny : the picoeconomics and neuroeconomics of disordered gambling : economic theory and cognitive science /

An analysis of how economic theories can be used to understand disordered and pathological gambling that calls on empirical evidence about behavior and the brain and argues that addictive gambling is the basic form of all addiction.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ross, Don, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
©2008
Subjects:
Compulsive gambling.
Motivation (Psychology)
Reward (Psychology)
Choice (Psychology)
Neuroeconomics.
Economics.
Cognitive science.
NEUROSCIENCE/General
ECONOMICS/General
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:An analysis of how economic theories can be used to understand disordered and pathological gambling that calls on empirical evidence about behavior and the brain and argues that addictive gambling is the basic form of all addiction.
Item Description:"A Bradford book."
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 301 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780262282642
026228264X
9781435635258
1435635256
1282099469
9781282099463
9780262517584
0262517582
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/7719.001.0001