Psychology & Psychiatry
Gamblers are greedy bird-brains, research finds
Gamblers show the same tendencies as pigeons when they make risky decisions, new research has shown.
Aug 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How flashing lights and catchy tunes make gamblers take more risks
Lights and sounds coming from electronic gambling machines – also known as EGMs, pokies or slots – contribute to their addictive potential according to new research published today.
Oct 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Cocaine users make riskier decisions after losing a gamble
People addicted to cocaine make riskier decisions than healthy people after losing a potential reward, according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. In the study, senior ...
Jan 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Difficulty making good choices may indicate vulnerability to suicide
Not even close to every person who faces challenges or lives with severe depression commits suicide. Some people are more vulnerable than others.
Aug 27, 2015
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Genetics
Scholar looks to genes to make sense of the dollars you invest
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers say how much risk you're willing to take in your investments may be linked to genetics. The results may help investors understand how emotions affect their choices.
Mar 5, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers find different brain activation in risk-affine and risk-averse investors
Despite long-term profit expectations, many Germans shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why? Together with colleagues from the USA and Switzerland, scientists at the University of ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Protecting seniors from scammers
(HealthDay)—It seems as though every day brings warnings about phone and internet scammers, with older Americans being particularly vulnerable.
Jan 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Agents like Snowden prone to irrational decision making
U.S. intelligence agents – like the embattled Edward Snowden – are more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making when compared to college students and post-college adults. That's according a new Cornell ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Health
Football coaching should be tailored for teenage brains, research says
Creating the next generation of football stars may be down to understanding the teenage brain, according to new research from the University of Bristol. The study, published in the FA [Football Association] journal The Boot ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imaging examines risky decision making on brains of methamphetamine users
Methamphetamine users showed less sensitivity to risk and reward in one region of the brain and greater sensitivity in other brain regions compared with non-users when performing an exercise involving risky decision making.
May 21, 2014
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