Call for Applications 
STANFORD SUMMER SCHOOL IN NEUROECONOMICS 2006
July 17 - July 28, 2006.
Stanford University, California, USA
Application Deadline: MARCH 15, 2006
Organizers:
Colin Camerer (Caltech)
Paul Glimcher (NYU)
Antonio Rangel (Stanford)
The aim of the Stanford Summer School in Neuroeconomics is to provide an introduction to the new field of neuroeconomics to graduate students and post-docs in neuroscience, psychology, and economics.
Part of the meeting will focus on "computational neuroeconomics", which provides the unifying framework for the field, and a common language for the three related fields. This part of the program describes state-of-the art models of how the brain makes economic decisions (Which variables are computed? How are they computed? How do they interact with each other to generate choices?) The other part of the program covers several experimental techniques and their applications to neuroeconomics. The program also includes daily research talks by leading scholars in the field and a student project.
Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars in neuroscience, psychology, and economics are invited to apply. Those interested in attending the course should send the materials listed below by e-mail no later MARCH 15, 2006. 40 applicants will be selected and notified by email in mid-April, 2006.
LECTURERS (include)
Kent Berridge
Michigan |
Jerome Busemeyer
Indiana |
Colin Camerer
Caltech |
Andrew Caplin
NYU |
Jonathan Cohen
Princeton |
Nathaniel Daw
University College London |
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton |
Joshua Gold
U Pennsylvania
|
Paul Glimcher
NYU |
Brian Knutson
Stanford |
David Laibson
Harvard |
George Loewenstein Carnegie-Mellon |
Read Montague
Baylor |
John O’Doherty
Caltech |
Elizabeth Phelps
NYU |
Michael Platt
Duke |
Antonio Rangel
Stanford |
Aldo Rustichini
Minnesota |
Alan Sanfey
Arizona |
Elke Weber
Columbia |
SPONSORS
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Institute of Aging (NIA)
Stanford Institute for Economics Policy Research (SIEPR)
PARTIAL LIST OF TOPICS
Computational Models of Reward Learning
Neural Basis of Reward Learning
Perceptual Decision Making
Computational Models of Economic Decision Making
Neural Basis of Decision Making
Psychological Perspectives on Well-Being
Neural Basis of Experienced and Decision Utility
Behavioral Economics of Choice Under Uncertainty
Neural Foundations of Choice Under Risk and Uncertainty
Neuroeconomics of Intertemporal Choice
Role of Emotions in Decision Making
Advances in Social Neuroscience
Neuroeconomics of Social Exchange
APPLICATION
Please send the following materials via email by MARCH 15th, 2006. No late submissions will be accepted.
Send to:
Dafna Baldwin
(650) 725-6668
email
Materials
1. Application form 
2. Two letters of recommendation (to be sent by email to the same address by the evaluator)
SELECTION
We will accept 40 students based primarily on their research interests
and motivation. We will also consider the balance of members'
research disciplines and other factors that contribute to a diverse intellectual atmosphere.
COSTS AND FINANCIAL AID
The program will provide lodging (in double rooms at the Stanford dorms), materials, breakfasts, lunches, and some dinners.
Limited travel funds will be available for students who cannot obtain sufficient travel support from their home laboratories or institutions. Travel funds must be requested with the application.
For specific questions regarding the application process please contact:
Antonio Rangel
Stanford University
Department of Economics
Stanford, CA 94305
email
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