Global Journal of Life Sciences and Biological Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2456-3102
ISSN: 2456-3102
Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
Review
The Neuronal Mechanism Underlying the Influence of Time and Risk on Cost-Benefit Evaluation in Decision Making
Author(s): Kaizhen Peng and Xiaomin Zhang*
Decision-making is a behavior shared by both human beings and non-human animals. Individuals choose
among different options in order to peruse a maximization of overall gain for survival or improving
living status. Therefore, they need to evaluate and compare the potential outcome of each choice,
and they must also measure the cost that required for pursuing and obtaining the benefit. This costbenefit
computation is crucial for optimizing their choosing strategy but usually difficult because of the
complexity of the environment. There are several factors that could influence this process, especially time
and risk. According to theories of cost-benefit evaluation, these factors are considered to be constituents
of cost, and in this way, they modulate the choice behavior. In this review, we summarize the research
focusing on the neuronal coding of time and risk, .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2456-3102.22.8.011