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A part of the brain which plays a key role in emotions could be linked to problem gambling, according to breakthrough research by Cambridge University.
Scientists led by senior psychology lecturer Dr Luke Clark found that brain damage affecting insula – an area of the brain linked to emotion and consciousness – would make people more likely to quit while they are ahead rather than continue gambling.
The research, published yesterday in the journal PNAS, looked into a phenomena known as ‘gambler’s fallacy’ where players feel encouraged to continue playing after ‘near misses’ even though statistically they are no different from any other loss.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/New...linked-to-problem-gambling-20140408060028.htm
Scientists led by senior psychology lecturer Dr Luke Clark found that brain damage affecting insula – an area of the brain linked to emotion and consciousness – would make people more likely to quit while they are ahead rather than continue gambling.
The research, published yesterday in the journal PNAS, looked into a phenomena known as ‘gambler’s fallacy’ where players feel encouraged to continue playing after ‘near misses’ even though statistically they are no different from any other loss.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/New...linked-to-problem-gambling-20140408060028.htm