Title |
Testosterone, Cortisol and Financial Risk-Taking
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Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, May 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00101 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Joe Herbert |
Abstract |
Both testosterone and cortisol have major actions on financial decision-making closely related to their primary biological functions, reproductive success and response to stress, respectively. Financial risk-taking represents a particular example of strategic decisions made in the context of choice under conditions of uncertainty. Such decisions have multiple components, and this article considers how much we know of how either hormone affects risk-appetite, reward value, information processing and estimation of the costs and benefits of potential success or failure, both personal and social. It also considers how far we can map these actions on neural mechanisms underlying risk appetite and decision-making, with particular reference to areas of the brain concerned in either cognitive or emotional functions. |
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