2015
Ignorance and the brain
Smithson M, Pushkarskaya H. Ignorance and the brain. 2015, 114-124. DOI: 10.4324/9781315867762-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of judgmentFunctional magnetic resonanceDominant perceptVisual perceptionStimuliInternal informationPerceptBrainEntire research programPerceptionJudgmentsResearch programDecisionsMore questionsNew informationDifferent interpretationsInformationPhenomenologyMagnetic resonanceBrief reviewFindingsAbility
2010
Beyond risk and ambiguity: Deciding under ignorance
Pushkarskaya H, Liu X, Smithson M, Joseph J. Beyond risk and ambiguity: Deciding under ignorance. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2010, 10: 382-391. PMID: 20805539, DOI: 10.3758/cabn.10.3.382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral inferior parietal cortexDistinct neural substratesInferior parietal cortexLateral orbitofrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural basisIndividual differencesNeural substratesTheory of decisionLeft insulaOrbitofrontal cortexCingulate cortexNeural systemsParietal cortexUnique activationReductive viewIndividual toleranceCortexAmbiguityDifferent typesFMRIIndividualsInsulaModern theoryDecisions
2009
Lump Sum versus Annuity: Choices of Kentucky Farmers during the Tobacco Buyout Program
Pushkarskaya H, Marshall M. Lump Sum versus Annuity: Choices of Kentucky Farmers during the Tobacco Buyout Program. Journal Of Agricultural And Applied Economics 2009, 41: 613-624. DOI: 10.1017/s1074070800003102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLump-sum paymentTobacco marketBuyout programsIndividual intertemporal preferencesIntertemporal behaviorIntertemporal preferencesLump sumRural householdsFarmer behaviorUtility theoryAnnuitiesOption choicePaymentsKentucky farmersMarketAvailability biasDecisionsEducation levelChoicePersonal characteristicsFamily structureIncomeHouseholdsEmploymentFarmers