Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Worth The Risk?
On January 7th, 2016, only 2 weeks ago an article was posted about some research done by Stanford University about gambling choices. According to the article, "gambling choices are influenced by a single brain connection. In our brain we have two regions related to risk, one being "oh yay, I could win something" while in another region it is saying, "uh-oh, I can loose some money". According to the article however, every ones brain is different, so some people are more attracted to the risk, while some are scared off. This research is rather new and is thought to possibly be one key to help understanding gambling addiction. I personally find myself having a stronger, "oh yay, I could win something" and enjoy taking risks. This does not mean I am gambling away my life savings, but I think it is important to be able to identify yourself and be careful if you find yourself starting to make a habit of bad choices and losing money at a fast rate.
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I never thought of it that way, having part of you saying "I could win money" and another part of you saying "I could lose some money" I believe that most people are either one sided to that rather then having both of those thoughts in their mind. Im more on the I could lose money side because im not sure how to gamble.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post
ReplyDeleteSince people obviously have different reactions to gambling, I wonder what differences people must have in their brains that make them think "oh yay" or "uh-oh". You said that there are two different regions, but I am curious as to what circumstances actually cause which region of risk overpower the other.