Thanks Seth. Your response to the Neuroeconomics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroeconomics> wikipedia page with pages from the OpenCog project ( artificial intelligence ) leads me to learn about the "forgetting agent <http://wiki.opencog.org/w/ForgettingAgent>" and the "Importance Spreading Agent <http://wiki.opencog.org/w/ImportanceSpreadingAgent>", which make me smile, especially when I imagine it in a Anthropomorphic way :) Attention Allocation <http://wiki.opencog.org/w/Attention_allocation> also leads me to remember http://p2pfoundation.net/Attention_Economy *The Attention <http://p2pfoundation.net/Attention> Economy = an economy driven by the exchange of attention* *the Implicit Goal of Attention Economy is: to tightly intertwine everyone at the level of mind* - Michael Goldhaber http://p2pfoundation.net/Attention_Economy_Graphs http://p2pfoundation.net/Intention_Economy http://p2pfoundation.net/Process_Economy Also , for those of us that understand french ( Helene ? Michel ? ) , in relation to neuroeconomics, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIXaROv7bIU found via Stiegler's platform http://pharmakon.fr/wordpress/academie-dete-de-lecole-de-philosophie-depineu... My ( Dante's ) critic in relation to the Neuroeconomics as I understand from that video presentation, is that the person presenting it does not yet seem to break down the type of money units/tokens used based on the contracts and transactions these tokens are based on ( and the awareness of their - political - implications / externalities ) , and hence distorts "neuroeconomics" into , imho , awareness limited within the interests of dominant protocols in a limited political economic framework , as it does not , as presented in that video , break down awareness to the political interests and dynamics from the units used. In addition, *I believe we need to create a Neuroeconomics that can also include a granular understanding of constructs of a commons, and/or gift economics, together ( and/or intertwined ) with other relational dynamics ( such as - see Fiske : http://p2pfoundation.net/Relational_Model_Typology_-_Fiske )* Although he gives examples of Neuroeconomics on animals using other units, such as juice or food, he then returns to study with humans based on money ( created out of protocols , imho , by , and in support of , the current monopolistic political economy ). On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 7:20 PM, SeH <[email protected]> wrote:
http://wiki.opencog.org/w/Category:ECAN http://wiki.opencog.org/w/Attention_allocation
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Dante-Gabryell Monson < [email protected]> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroeconomics
*Neuroeconomics* is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to explain human decision making <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_making>, the ability to process multiple alternatives and to choose an optimal course of action. It studies how economic behavior can shape our understanding of the brain, and how neuroscientific discoveries can constrain and guide models of economics.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroeconomics#cite_note-neuroeconomics.duke.edu-1>
It combines research methods from neuroscience<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience> , experimental <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_economics> and behavioral economics <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics>, and cognitive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychology> and social<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology_(psychology)> psychology. As research into decision-making behavior becomes increasingly computational, it has also incorporated new approaches from theoretical biology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_biology>, computer science <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science>, and mathematics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics>. Neuroeconomics studies decision making, by using a combination of tools from these fields so as to avoid the shortcomings that arise from a single-perspective approach. In mainstream economics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_economics> , expected utility<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expected_utility_hypothesis> (EU), and the concept of rational agents<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_agents>, are still being used. Many economic behaviors are not fully explained by these models, such as heuristics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristics> and framing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(social_sciences)>.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroeconomics#cite_note-annualreviews.org-2>