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Christian Ruff is a Full Professor of Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience at the University of Zurich's Department of Economics. He received his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London in 2007, where he continued as a Senior Research Fellow until 2010. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying human motivation, decision-making, and learning, aiming to develop models that explain and predict choices in social behavior across various contexts. Professor Ruff has published extensively on topics such as risk attitudes, social brain contributions to strategic behavior, and the neurobiology of reward values in decision-making. His work has appeared in prestigious journals including Nature Human Behaviour, Neuron, and PNAS. He is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students at the university and leads projects at the Zurich Center for Neuroeconomics. His research seeks to bridge the gap between neuroscience and economic behavior, contributing to a deeper understanding of how cognitive and neural processes influence decision-making in social settings.
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