Strategic behavior in monkeys

@article{citeulike:141649, abstract = {In a recent paper, Lee et al. examined adaptive decision-making processes by training monkeys to play a competitive game against a computer programmed to play using various strategies. They found that the monkeys' responses were sensitive to the computer's strategies and consistent with reinforcement learning. Research such as this strongly complements current research in behavioral economics. We propose some potential future directions for this work, and put forward conjectures about what might be learned about decision-making in humans.}, author = {Rapoport, Amnon and Bearden, Neil N. }, citeulike-article-id = {141649}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.03.002}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {decision-making, game-theory, monkey, neuroeconomics}, posted-at = {2005-05-25 10:27:22}, priority = {2}, title = {Strategic behavior in monkeys}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.03.002}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:141649 L3 - citeulike-article-id:141649 TI - Strategic behavior in monkeys JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences VL - In Press, Corrected Proof N2 - In a recent paper, Lee et al. examined adaptive decision-making processes by training monkeys to play a competitive game against a computer programmed to play using various strategies. They found that the monkeys' responses were sensitive to the computer's strategies and consistent with reinforcement learning. Research such as this strongly complements current research in behavioral economics. We propose some potential future directions for this work, and put forward conjectures about what might be learned about decision-making in humans. KW - decision-making KW - game-theory KW - monkey KW - neuroeconomics AU - Rapoport, Amnon AU - Bearden, Neil UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.03.002 ER -