認知神經科學（Cognitive Neuroscience）是一門新興 的研究領域，主要是探索腦與心智（Brain and Mind）的關連性。從感覺與知 覺（Sensation and Perception）、學習與記憶（Learning and Memory）、注 意力與情緒（Attention and Emotion）、同理與厭惡（Empathy and Disguise）、決策與執行（Decision-making and Execution）、乃至意識 （Consciousness）的產生，都是認知神經科學的範疇。瞭解這些認知行為背 後的神經科學不僅是本世紀最重要的一項科學探索，也與每個人的有密切的關 係。例如：神經經濟學（Neuroeconomics）與消費者行為及市場調查有關， 退化性神經疾病（Neurodegenerative disorders）與老年失智症有關。在本 課程中，我們將依序探討認知神經科學中的主要課題，重點在於介紹最新的研 究發展，並討論這些科學發現對個人及社會的衝擊。本課程將以科學人雜誌過 去所發表有關認知神經科學的文章為主，並以影片及期刊論文為輔，搭配課程 中互動討論，使無心理學或生物學背景的學生亦可學習此一課程。《keywords：當代認知神經科學, ☑️感覺與知覺, ☑️學習與記憶, ☑️睡眠與夢, ☑️報償與成癮, ☑️溝通與語言, ☑️理性與感性, ☑️選擇與決策, ☑️同理心, ☑️智力與創造力, ☑️發育與可塑性, ☑️老化與疾病, ☑️意識與自由意志》

This is a two consecutive semesters course. There are five major parts of subjects to be introduced in this course. The subjects of the first part are about the household. We will focus on individual consumer's decision making with and without uncertainty. In the second part, we will focus on the decision making at the level of individual firm. Given the technological opportunities available to it, how much output will a firm choose to see, and how will the firm go about producing this output? In the third part, the competitive model will be introduced. We will see a competitive market produces results that are in some sense "good". In the fourth, we will see different kinds of market structures. The price and output decisions under different market structrue will be analyzed and compared with those under perfect competition. In the last part, the problem of missing market will be discussed. In the presence of asymmetric information, the markets for certain commodities may not come into existence. Even if markets exist, they may fail to allocate resources efficiently. 《keywords：個體經濟學一Microeconomics I, ☑️消費者行為Consumer behavior, ☑️比較靜態與需求函數Comparative static demand function, ☑️ 需求與供給demand and supply, ☑️無異曲線indifference curve, ☑️市場均衡market equilibrium, ☑️效用函數utility function, ☑️彈性elasticity , ☑️供給行為Supply Behavior》

There are five major parts of subjects to be introduced in this course. The subject of the first part are about the household. We will focus on individual consumer's decision making with and without uncertainty. In the second part, we will focus on the decision making at the level of individual firm. Given the technological opportunities available to it, how much output will a firm choose to see, and how will the firm go about producing this output? In the third part, the competitive model will be introduced. We will see a competitive market produces results that are in some sense "good". In the fourth (will be covered in the Industrial Organization course), we will see different kinds of market structures. The price and output decisions under different market structure will be analyzed and compared with those under perfect competition. In the last part, the problem of missing market will be discussed (will be covered in the Topics in Microeconomics Theory course). In the presence of asymmetric information, the markets for certain commodities may not come into existence. Even if markets exist, they may fail to allocate resources efficiently. 《keywords：☑️Labor supply decision, ☑️Intertemporal Choice: Comparative Statics Analysis , ☑️Production Function (Technology), ☑️Marginal rate of technical substitution, ☑️Short run & long run cost, ☑️Homogeneous function, ☑️Price taking firm short run equilibrium, ☑️ Equilibrium in competitive market, ☑️Heterogeneous suppliers 》