In The Mind within the Brain, David Redish brings together cutting edge research in
psychology, robotics, economics, neuroscience, and the new fields of neuroeconomics and …

Behavioural economic models of substance use describe the relationship between changes
in unit price and consumption. However, these models rarely take account of the perceived …

Previous research has indicated that non-dependent polydrug users are willing to pay more
money to buy good quality drugs as their income increased. This study sought to examine …

theory of rational behavior suggests that economic factors play an influential role in the
decision leading to drug consumption and possibly dependence. Psychological models, on …

Publisher Summary Brain science is at the core of future understanding of how drugs affect
behavior and their consequent impact the society. Extraordinary advances in the past three …

Myopic time-inconsistent preferences leading to self-control failure, or preference reversals
in intertemporal choice where the larger, later reward is preferred over smaller, sooner …

Decision‐making systems evolved to allow animals to achieve their evolutionary goals,
animals that made good decisions were more likely to survive, procreate, and pass those …

Abstract In the United States, high-risk drug use remains a significant social problem.
Opioids and stimulants are two drug classes that have contributed to substantial recent …

We estimated a rational addiction model using a 10 year-panel from the National
Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort. After controlling for individual heterogeneity, we …

Brain science is at the core of our future understanding of how drugs affect behaviour, and
their consequent impact on society. Extraordinary advances in the last three decades have …