The precursors to neuroeconomics

Writing the title of this post, I feel like I indulge in a delicious sin. Indeed, if there is one taboo in today’s respectable history of science, it is certainly the search for precursors, originators, “first scientist to come up with a theory”, etc. That might sound strange to you, but there are good reasons [...]

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Memory is not a filing system…

I have always thought of memory and the ability to retain information as something akin to a filing system. You learn something new, and duly the mind makes a copy on a piece of paper and stores it in the relevant drawer, ready for being picked out when it is needed. Some people may have [...]

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