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Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict.

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Huettel, SA; Kranton, RE
Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
March 2012

Social contexts can have dramatic effects on decisions. When individuals recognize each other as coming from the same social group, they can coordinate their actions towards a common goal. Conversely, information about group differences can lead to conflicts both economic and physical. Understanding how social information shapes decision processes is now a core goal both of behavioural economics and neuroeconomics. Here, we describe the foundations for research that combines the theoretical framework from identity economics with the experimental methods of neuroscience. Research at this intersection would fill important gaps in the literature not addressed by current approaches in either of these disciplines, nor within social neuroscience, psychology or other fields. We set forth a simple taxonomy of social contexts based on the information content they provide. And, we highlight the key questions that would be addressed by a new 'identity neuroeconomics'. Such research could serve as an important and novel link between the social and natural sciences.

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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

DOI

EISSN

1471-2970

ISSN

0962-8436

Publication Date

March 2012

Volume

367

Issue

1589

Start / End Page

680 / 691

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Reward
  • Psychology, Social
  • Neurosciences
  • Motivation
  • Models, Economic
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics, Behavioral
 

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Huettel, S. A., & Kranton, R. E. (2012). Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 367(1589), 680–691. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0264
Huettel, Scott A., and Rachel E. Kranton. “Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 367, no. 1589 (March 2012): 680–91. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0264.
Huettel SA, Kranton RE. Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological sciences. 2012 Mar;367(1589):680–91.
Huettel, Scott A., and Rachel E. Kranton. “Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, vol. 367, no. 1589, Mar. 2012, pp. 680–91. Epmc, doi:10.1098/rstb.2011.0264.
Huettel SA, Kranton RE. Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological sciences. 2012 Mar;367(1589):680–691.
Journal cover image

Published In

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

DOI

EISSN

1471-2970

ISSN

0962-8436

Publication Date

March 2012

Volume

367

Issue

1589

Start / End Page

680 / 691

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Reward
  • Psychology, Social
  • Neurosciences
  • Motivation
  • Models, Economic
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics, Behavioral