2014
Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes
Gilaie-Dotan S, Tymula A, Cooper N, Kable JW, Glimcher PW, Levy I. Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 12394-12401. PMID: 25209279, PMCID: PMC4160774, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1600-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeHigher gray matter volumeIndividual risk attitudesRight posterior parietal cortexSecond groupWhole-brain analysisPosterior parietal cortexPossible neural mechanismsCortical volumeGeneral populationBrain areasBrain scansParietal cortexIndividual human brainsStable biomarkersNeural activationRisk attitudesLess risk aversionNeurobiological toolsAmerican adultsMultitude of studiesNeural mechanismsHuman brainEx-ante hypotheses
2013
Like cognitive function, decision making across the life span shows profound age-related changes
Tymula A, Belmaker L, Ruderman L, Glimcher PW, Levy I. Like cognitive function, decision making across the life span shows profound age-related changes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 17143-17148. PMID: 24082105, PMCID: PMC3801020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309909110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionLoss domainHuman cognitive functionsLate life spanProfound age-related changesAge-related changesChoice consistencyHealthy eldersYounger peersAge-related patternsGain domainOlder adultsYoung adulthoodDecision-making functionsAmbiguity attitudesLife spanShaped functionAmbiguity aversionRisk attitudesChoice rationalityAttitudesYoung subjectsEldersSpanAdolescents