Biology can have both constructive and damaging effects on investment decision-making. Both research and clinical evidence confirm that subtle shifts in neurochemistry affect financial decision-making. These alternations in brain functioning are driven by events as mundane as the weather and as...

Anticipated reward magnitude and probability comprise dual components of expected value (EV), a cornerstone of economic and psychological theory. However, the neural mechanisms that compute EV have not been characterized. Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging, we examined...