John A Clithero
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in Neuroeconomics in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Caltech.
Research Interests: Behavioral Economics, Neuroeconomics
My research uses both behavioral and fMRI experiments to better understand how individuals make decisions. I also have projects integrating cognitive and biological concepts into economic models of choice.
A recent copy of my CV is available here.
Contact Information
Working Papers
- Clithero JA and Rangel A (Under Review). Combining response times and choice data using a neuroeconomic model of the decision process improves out-of-sample predictions.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Clithero JA and Rangel A (Forthcoming). Informatic parcellation of the network involved in the computation of subjective value. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
- Winecoff A, Clithero JA, Carter RM, Bergman SR, Wang L, and Huettel SA (2013). Ventromedial prefrontal cortex encodes emotional value. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(27), 11032-11039. [doi:10.1523/jneurosci.4317-12.2013] [link]
- Smith DV, Clithero JA, Rorden C, and Karnath HO (2013). Decoding the anatomical network of spatial attention. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 110(4), 1518-1523. [doi:10.1073/pnas.1210126110] [link]
- Levallois C*, Clithero JA*, Wouters P, Smidts A, and SA Huettel (2012). Translating upwards: linking the neural and social sciences via neuroeconomics. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 13(11), 789-797. [doi:10.1038/nrn3354]
(*= equal contribution) [link] [supplement]
- Rangel A and Clithero JA (2012). Value normalization in decision making: theory and evidence. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 22(6), 970-981. [doi:10.1016/j.conb.2012.07.011] [link]
- Venkatraman V, Clithero JA, Fitzsimons GJ, and SA Huettel (2012). New scanner data for brand marketers: How neuroscience can help better understand differences in brand preferences. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 22(1), 143-153. [doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2011.11.008] [pdf]
- Clithero JA, Reeck C, Carter RM, Smith DV, and SA Huettel (2011). Nucleus accumbens mediates relative motivation in the absence of choice. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5(87), 1-11. [doi:10.3389/fnhum.2011.00087] [link]
- Clithero JA, Smith DV, Carter RM, and SA Huettel (2011). Within- and cross-participant classifiers reveal different neural coding of information. NeuroImage, 56(2), 699-708. [doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.03.057] [pdf]
- Raposo A, Vicens L, Clithero JA, Dobbins IG, and Huettel SA (2011). Contributions of frontopolar cortex to judgments about self, others, and relations. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 6(3), 260-269. [doi:10.1093/scan/nsq033] [pdf]
- Clithero JA, Carter RM, and Huettel SA (2009). Local pattern classification differentiates processes of economic valuation. NeuroImage, 45(4), 1329-1338. [doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.12.074] [pdf]
- Clithero JA*, Tankersley D*, and Huettel SA (2008). Foundations of neuroeconomics: from philosophy to practice. PLoS: Biology, 6(11), 2348-2353. [doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060298] (*= equal contribution) [link]
- Clithero JA and Pealer N (2006). Is there a housing bubble in Irvine, California? A repeat-sales analysis using a new data set. International Real Estate Review, 8(1), 110-127.
Book Chapters and Commentaries
- Rangel A and Clithero JA (Forthcoming). The computation of stimulus values in simple choice. In Neuroeconomics: Decision-Making and the Brain, 2nd Edition. Editors: Glimcher P & Fehr E.
- Smith DV and Clithero JA (2009). Manipulating executive function with transcranial direct current stimulation. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 3(26), 1-3. [doi: 10.3389/neuro.07.026.2009]
- Clithero JA and Smith DV (2009). Reference and preference: How does the brain scale subjective value? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 3(11), 1-3. [doi: 10.3389/neuro.09.011.2009]
Education
- Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Ph.D. in Economics, May 2011
- M.A. in Economics, May 2007
- Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA
- B.A. in Economics, May 2005
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