/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2009-08-25T09:08:20-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/08/25/where_are_the_neurofinancial_software_applications.php In chapter 4, Finance with Feelings, I talk about the emergence of neurosoftware applications that leverage neuroeconomic research into decision making to improve our understanding of individual economic behavior and the vicissitudes of financial markets. As with each previous revolution,... 74037@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2009-08-25T09:08:20-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/09/26/holy_neurofinancial_meltdown_bernanke.php Emotions are riding very high. Herd behavior is everywhere. And if you listen to Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chief Bernanke the primary reason for such a high bailout amount of $700B is to inspire "confidence" in the market. So... 73555@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2008-09-26T14:20:07-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/02/07/craving_the_high_of_stock_trading.php The NYTimes has a great neurofinance article today Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring that remarks on Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, that recently lost $7 Billion. Jenny Anderson does a good job of interviewing... 73099@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2008-02-07T16:43:14-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/02/02/neuroeconomics_science_fiction_or_science.php The Harvard Working Knowledge group recently posted this question and asked the greater community to answer it with the following executive summary: The growing use of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) devices for studying decision making means that in 2007... 71967@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2007-02-02T15:09:05-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/02/09/sex_drugs_and_trading_stocks.php What do sex, drugs and trading stocks have in common? According to an article written by Adam Levy of Bloomberg that is currently circulating around the world's newspapers, quite a bit. Late at night, in a basement laboratory at Stanford... 48238@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2006-02-09T17:23:47-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/07/21/neuroeconomics_research_driving_evolving_neurofinance_field.php A recent study published in the Journal of Psychological Science and reported in today's Wall Street Journal showed that a group of individuals with brain damage to some of the more sensitive emotional regulatory areas in the brain made more... 4475@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2005-07-21T12:24:30-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/08/11/neurofinance_in_practice_ii.php by David Edwards While mainstream financial theory remains dominated by the efficient markets proponents, some famous—such as Warren Buffet--and some not so famous--such as John Hussman--money managers have been making money based on market inefficiencies. Hussman, who manages the Hussman... 4274@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-08-11T11:47:35-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/08/09/what_is_neurofinance.php This week David Edwards will explain in a three part series the basics of neurofinance, its history and potential practical applications. What is Neurofinance? by David Edwards Neurofinance is a new science that analyzes financial markets by applying neurotechnology to... 4273@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-08-09T11:41:26-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/07/22/you_bet_emotions_matter_just_remember_ltcm.php Founded in 1993, Long Term Capital Management's team of financial superstars included Myron Scholes and Robert Merton who were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 1997 for their work on derivatives and financial risk analysis. Back by a world-class... 4262@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-07-22T20:38:46-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/05/14/brain_scanning_accelerates_neurofinance.php Randall Parker's post Brain Scans Show Money Gained From Good Performance More Meaningful is an excellent example of the progress being made in the neuroeconomics field. Money that comes as a result of reasons unrelated to one's own performance causes... 4209@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-05-14T19:31:49-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/05/07/neurofinance_profitable_mind_management.php Financial organizations have always been at the forefront of adopting, testing and disseminating the latest driving technology. Always searching for the latest way to increase transaction effectiveness and improve decision accuracy, financial analysts have continuously sought out the latest tools... 4199@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-05-07T13:31:50-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/01/23/anthroscopes_improve_team_productivity.php No theory yet exists to explain why or how groups perform optimally, but this hasn't stopped researchers at a Sandia National Laboratories' Advanced Concept Group from trying to map the characteristics that correlate to “personal-best” performances. Using all commerically available... 4096@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2004-01-23T10:48:37-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/11/04/neurotechnology_enables_more_effective_communication.php As the information technology wave continues its impressive course of capturing and displaying complex information, we are quickly reaching a time where socially filtered, instant information will arrive to each of us in real-time. Recent advances in wearable computers, like... 4038@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2003-11-04T16:49:41-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/10/29/finance_with_feelings.php In Second that Emotion, economic commentator James Glassman discusses how several mutual funds are using techniques pioneered by behavioral economists to help take into account emotions in financial markets. Behavioral economists have shown that, under some circumstances, people aren't rational... 4032@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2003-10-29T20:10:02-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/09/10/forecasting_happiness.php 3997@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neurofinance 2003-09-10T12:42:33-05:00