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Scientists Pinpoint Area of Brain That Fears Losing Money
Published February 10, 2010, 6:02 am, HealthDay via Yahoo! News
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've pinpointed the area of the brain responsible for the fear of losing money, a finding that offers insight into human economic behavior.
Brain researchers explore link between emotion and memory
Published February 10, 2010, 3:26 am, News-Medical-Net
In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that fans remember the good things their team did much better than the bad.
Study shows why it is so scary to lose money
Published February 10, 2010, 1:15 am, Times of Malta
People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why - the brain's fear centre controls the response to a gamble.
Study shows why it is so scary to lose money
Published February 10, 2010, 12:00 am, People's Daily
&$ &$ People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, the brain's fear center, activates at the very thought of losing money. The finding, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Study shows why it is so scary to lose money
Published February 9, 2010, 8:34 pm, AsiaOne
The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, the brain's fear center, activates at the very thought of losing money.
Afraid of losing it
Published February 9, 2010, 6:29 pm, China Daily
People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why - the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble.
Watch Your Health or Die Alone and Afraid and Hated by Michelle Obama [Health Watch]
Published February 9, 2010, 2:14 pm, Gawker
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Neuroscientist studying the structure of dog brains
Published February 9, 2010, 1:52 pm, Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 5:20 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 5:20 a.m. At his Princeton laboratory, Samuel Wang is searching for basic information on how the brains of humans and dogs work.
Study Examines Brain's Risk Center
Published February 9, 2010, 1:36 pm, NPR
Scientists have shown that our aversion to losing money is all in our heads — specifically a part of the brain called the amygdala. A study of two people with damage to the amygdala, but no other part of the brain, found they had no problem taking risky bets that most people would avoid.
What Makes Some Gamblers Take Risks?
Published February 9, 2010, 1:30 pm, CBS News
New Study Points to Damage to Brain's Fear Center as Key to Understanding Reckless Behavior
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