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September 26, 2013 – EPFL Stress and Social Economic Decision Making Stress is a ubiquitous phenomenon in humans’ social environment that can have important consequences both for individuals as well as for society at large. Stress has a major impact on brain function and behaviour, and a wealth of research shows how both chronic and acute stress impact on memory and cognition. Less is known about how stress affects economic judgements, despite a recent surge in research aiming to uncover the neural basis for economic decision making. The goal of this Symposium is to address the link between stress and social economic decision-making by bringing together leading scientists from the fields of economics, psychology and neuroscience. Experts on stress, emotion, psychopathology and behavioural and neural economics will present their experimental approaches. The symposium includes an overview of current research as well as a debate on where more research is needed, and emphasis is placed on discussions and interactions. There will be a poster session during lunch and coffee breaks and an aperitif for all participants at the end of the symposium.
The symposium will take place on September 26th 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The venue will be the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in SV1717a. The symposium will be a Satellite to the Annual Conference of the Society for Neuroeconomics that will also take place at the EPFL from September 27-29.
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Venue: School of Life Sciences, EPFL, Switzerland Registration (mandatory) is requested by September 16, 2013 (please note that it is limited to 100 persons; places will be given on a first-come, first-served basis). Registration fee: 30 CHF (20 CHF for students) which includes lunch, coffee breaks and a welcome drink. DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9.
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