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Somatic Marker Hypothesis

The Somatic Marker Hypothesis is a neurobiological theory proposing that emotional processes, in the form of bodily (somatic) signals, guide decision-making by marking options as advantageous or disadvantageous, thereby enabling rapid and adaptive choices in complex or uncertain situations.

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10.7K

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263

Authors

178

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2017–2026

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Publications

89

Different Contributions of the Human Amygdala and Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex to Decision-Making

Antoine Bechara, Hanna Damásio, António R. Damásio et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 1999 · 2K citations · Full text

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The somatic marker hypothesis: A neural theory of economic decision

Antoine Bechara, António R. Damásio · Games and Economic Behavior · 2004 · 2K citations

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A reexamination of the evidence for the somatic marker hypothesis: What participants really know in the Iowa gambling task

Tiago V. Maia, James L. McClelland · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 547 citations · Full text

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Exploring the neurological substrate of emotional and social intelligence

Reuven Bar‐On · Brain · 2003 · 532 citations · Full text

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The Role of Emotion in Decision Making

Nasir H. Naqvi, Baba Shiv, Antoine Bechara · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2006 · 443 citations

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Authors

263

  1. AB
    Antoine Bechara

    University of Southern California, United States

    8 publications · 5.2K citations

    8

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  2. NL
    Natalia Lawrence

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 344 citations

    3

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  3. AR
    António R. Damásio

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 4K citations

    3

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  4. CA
    Chad A. Brinkley

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 281 citations

    2

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  5. DR
    Dana R. Carney

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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1–5 of 263

Institutions

178

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    7K citations

  3. Inserm

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    23 publications

    2K citations

  4. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  6. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    100 citations

  7. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    106 citations

  8. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    328 citations

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Venues

  1. Emotion

    3 publications · 252 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of Abnormal Psychology

    3 publications · 366 citations

    3

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  3. Emotion Review

    3 publications · 61 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

    JINS · 3 publications · 320 citations

    3

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  5. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

    2 publications · 93 citations

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