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Interdisciplinary benefits of a theory of cultural evolution centered at the group-level: The emergence of macro-neuroeconomics and social evolutionary game theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2014

Tobias A. Mattei
Tobias A. Mattei*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University, Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Group for Research in Neuroeconomics, Cognition and Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210. tobias.mattei@osumc.edu
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Abstract

The theoretical concepts developed in the target article, in which the author proposes a new paradigm of cultural evolution based not on the individuals' characteristics, but rather on more global collective properties described as “group-traits” (which emerge when a group of individuals exhibit both differentiation and organization), may have a broader scientific impact that transcend the boundaries of social and evolutionary psychology, paving the way for the emergence of macro-neuroeconomics and social evolutionary game theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 264 - 265
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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