for the hypothesis that emotions help decision-making. Last, we discuss the implications for choices in concrete vs …Building on evidence from neurobiology and neuroscience, we model the physiological limitations faced by individuals in … the process of decision-making that starts with sensory perception and ends in action selection. The brain sets a neuronal …

We model the brain as a multi-agent organization. Based on recent neuroscience evidence, we assume that different … restriction on optimal choices generates endogenous constraints in decision-making. In this game played between brain systems, we …

bidders anticipate positive or negative emotions caused by the mere fact of winning or losing. Even if the "emotional" (dis …

emotions. Individuals engage in protests if they are aggrieved and feel that they have been treated unfairly. This reaction is …

of emotions, using the emotion data from the experiment and recent psychological findings. We also find that people …We investigate a novel dynamic choice problem in an experiment where emotions are measured through self-reports. The …

take risks, with a special focus on the role of affect. While the importance of anticipatory emotions has so far been only … investment task. Moreover, emotions were explicitly measured, including anticipatory emotions experienced during the waiting … risk involved, and that (among all the measures considered) only emotions can explain our results, albeit in ways that are …

experienced emotions influence decision making. … variable is the particular decision stage at which a global risk is resolved: (i) before the investment decision; (ii) after … the investment decision but before the resolution of the investment risk; (iii) after the resolution of the investment …