Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin, Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
Neurosci Res. 2013 Apr;75(4):269-74. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2013.01.011. Epub 2013 Feb 15.
With the dissemination of non-invasive human neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and the advancement of cognitive science, neuroimaging studies focusing on emotions and social cognition have become established. Along with this advancement, behavioral economics taking emotional and social factors into account for economic decisions has been merged with neuroscientific studies, and this interdisciplinary approach is called neuroeconomics. Past neuroeconomics studies have demonstrated that subcortical emotion-related brain structures play an important role in "irrational" decision-making. The research field that investigates the role of central neurotransmitters in this process is worthy of further development. Here, we provide an overview of recent molecular neuroimaging studies to further the understanding of the neurochemical basis of "irrational" or emotional decision-making and the future direction, including clinical implications, of the field.
随着 fMRI 等非侵入性人类神经影像学技术的传播和认知科学的进步，专注于情感和社会认知的神经影像学研究已经确立。随着这一进步，考虑情感和社会因素的行为经济学已经与神经科学研究相结合，这种跨学科方法被称为神经经济学。过去的神经经济学研究表明，皮质下与情绪相关的大脑结构在“非理性”决策中起着重要作用。研究中央神经递质在这一过程中作用的研究领域值得进一步发展。在这里，我们提供了最近的分子神经影像学研究的概述，以进一步了解“非理性”或情感决策的神经化学基础，以及该领域的未来方向，包括临床意义。
