Receptor theory and biological constraints on value.

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Gregory S Berns,C Monica Capra,Charles Noussair,

Modern economic theories of value derive from expected utility theory. Behavioral evidence points strongly toward departures from linear value weighting, which has given rise to alternative formulations that include prospect theory and rank-dependent utility theory. Many of the nonlinear forms for value assumed by these theories can be derived from the assumption that value is signaled by neurotransmitters in the brain, which obey simple laws of molecular movement. From the laws of mass action and receptor occupancy, we show how behaviorally observed forms of nonlinear value functions can arise.

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GS Berns,CM Capra,C Noussair,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Review

Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

VOLUME: 1104

Page Numbers: 301-9

Journal Abbreviation: Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.

ISSN: 0077-8923

DAY: 13

MONTH: 04

YEAR: 2007

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Number of References: 26

LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Psychological Theory

MESH TERMS: physiology

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Substance Name: Neurotransmitter Agents

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AFFILIATION: Department of Psychiatry and Behavorial Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. gberns@emory.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NIDA

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MEDLINETA: Ann N Y Acad Sci

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