The neural basis of economic decision-making in the Ultimatum Game.

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Published in Science on June 13, 2003

Authors

Alan G Sanfey1, James K Rilling, Jessica A Aronson, Leigh E Nystrom, Jonathan D Cohen

Author Affiliations

1: Center for the Study of Brain, Mind and Behavior, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.

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