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La neuroéconomie : quelques éclairages sur un nouveau genre disciplinaire

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  • Aimar, Thierry

    (Université de Lorraine)

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The article provides some elements of interpretation of the development of neuroeconomics. Appeared in the early 2000s, it is based on recent investigative techniques of the brain to determine the cerebral correlates of economic behavior and consider underlying decision-making processes. Neuroeconomics thus highlights the cognitive and emotional factors grounding human actions. Facing the debate on the usefulness of neuroeconomics, the object also is to show by a few significant examples how it has enriched the field of investigation of economic theory highlighting experimental paradoxes and expanding the forecasts space. Résumé – L’article propose quelques éléments d’interprétation du développement de la neuroéconomie. Apparue à l’aube des années 2000, celle-ci s’appuie sur les récentes techniques d’investigation du cerveau pour déterminer les équivalents cérébraux des comportements économiques et étudier les processus de prise de décision sous-jacents. La neuroéconomie met ainsi en lumière les facteurs cognitifs et émotionnels qui sont à la base des actions humaines. Face au débat sur son utilité pour la discipline, l’objet de l’article est aussi de montrer par quelques exemples significatifs comment la neuroéconomie a permis d’enrichir le champ d’investigation de la théorie économique en éclairant des paradoxes expérimentaux et en élargissant l’espace des prévisions.

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  • Aimar, Thierry, 2016. "La neuroéconomie : quelques éclairages sur un nouveau genre disciplinaire," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 92(1-2), pages 435-458, Mars-Juin.
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