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Your Money and Your Brain

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Neuroeconomics is an emerging field of science that combines neuroscience, economics, psychology, and biology. The science shows that our brains are very self-deceptive and that they lead us to frequently make irrational investment decisions. In Your Money and Your Brain, finance writer Jason Zweig explains how understanding neuroeconomics can actually help us make better financial decisions.

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Comments

  • [1] Joseph Napoli, MD from Fort Lee September 12, 2007 - 01:27PM

    Mr. Jason Zweig,

    Have there been any functional brain imagining

    studies comparing stock analysts vs. stock traders? If so, what is the data?

    Thank you,

    Dr. Napoli

    Joseph C. Napoli, M.D.

    Co-Director

    Resiliency LLC


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