Woche: Week 3 — Methods I: The Methodological Landscape (with a Behavioral Focus) (29.09.2026) | Decision-making under uncertainty: An Introduction to Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance 2026

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In-Class Activity (90 mins)
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DMUU2026 week3 Neuro Datei

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Self-Study (2-4 hours per week)
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Self Study Week 03: Reading Exercise & Examples Datei

Self-study material introducing: Willingness to pay (WTP), Willingness to accept (WTA), and the Becker–DeGroot–Marschak (BDM). Find the material, guiding questions, and answers guide in the attached document.

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Aktivität Self Study Week 03: Methods (Videos) auswählen
Self Study Week 03: Methods (Videos)

Watch the following videos. Each video describes a method.
Guiding questions:

Is the method used to measure something or to stimulate something?

What is the spatial resolution of the method?

What is the spatial resolution of the method?

What kind of scientific question can the method answer?

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI, method seen in class, longer video with additional information):
fMRI Explained (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) fMRI explained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGwChiQJJHk

Electroencephalography (EEG, method seen in class):
EEG: https://youtu.be/71523EZb8Rg?si=6q70X3GhthUCIS6m
Event-Related Potential (ERP): https://youtu.be/eKGmoJOB-_0?si=dsWnz8Rp6uoqRBp-

Eye-Tracking:
https://youtu.be/sbkbekz82wQ?si=aWXx-h-epzzLtm-m
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Assignment 1

Due date: October 5th at noon (05.10.2026 at 12 PM)
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Assignment 1: Instructions Datei

Full assignment document with instructions, guided reading, and answer template for all five parts below.

Part1 : Moodle Quiz Form
Part 2,3,4: Moodle Assignment Form
Part5: Moodle Quiz form

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Aktivität Plassmann 2007 Orbitofrontal Cortex Encodes Willingness to Pay in Everyday Economic Transactions (Annotated) auswählen

Plassmann 2007 Orbitofrontal Cortex Encodes Willingness to Pay in Everyday Economic Transactions (Annotated) Datei

This is the article needed for the assignment
Aktivität Part 1 - Methods auswählen

Part 1 - Methods Test

Geöffnet: Dienstag, 29. September 2026, 12:00

Schließt: Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2026, 10:00
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Part 2,3,4 – Written analysis Aufgabe

Geöffnet: Dienstag, 29. September 2026, 12:00

Fällig: Montag, 5. Oktober 2026, 12:00

Upload your answers to Parts 2, 3 and 4 as a single PDF.
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Part 5 - Self-report Test

Geöffnet: Dienstag, 29. September 2026, 12:00

Schließt: Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2026, 10:00

About 5 minutes. Not graded beyond completion. Your answers help us improve the course and future assignments
Aktivität For the curious mind auswählen
For the curious mind

Methods:

Single-Unit Recording: https://youtu.be/LyBPd53cSPI?si=D-t5tL2ZQy80bBQF

Optogenetics: https://youtu.be/fq_hmdwdy1g?si=y6qOvePr3A9pA8Jc

Neuroanatomy and brain facts:

Explore brainfacts.org: https://www.brainfacts.org/core-concepts

Identifying Major Brain Landmarks: https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anatomy-and-function/anatomy/2022/major-brain-landmarks-110822

In the Era of AI, the World’s Best Computers May Be Our Brains: https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/tools-and-techniques/2024/in-the-era-of-ai-the-worlds-best-computers-may-be-our-brains-071624

Week 3 — Methods I: The Methodological Landscape (with a Behavioral Focus) (29.09.2026)

Abschnittsübersicht

In-Class Activity (90 mins)

Self-Study (2-4 hours per week)

Self Study Week 03: Methods (Videos)

Assignment 1

Due date: October 5th at noon (05.10.2026 at 12 PM)

For the curious mind