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'Moody' Toddlers More Likely to Become Problem Gamblers, Study Suggests

'Moody' Toddlers More Likely to Become Problem Gamblers, Study Suggests | Science News | Scoop.it
Your tot's personality may foretell later problem behaviors.


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Lack of sleep can make you overly optimistic: study

Lack of sleep can make you overly optimistic: study | Science News | Scoop.it

When people do not get enough sleep, they tend to make overly optimistic decisions and may be more prone to risky gambling.

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Time, Gambling and Cosmology

Time, Gambling and Cosmology | Science News | Scoop.it
Gamblers already had enough to think about without factoring the end of time into their calculations. But a year after a group of cosmologists argued that they should, another team says time need not end after all.
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It’s All Numbers Up Here: Love and Decision Making

It’s All Numbers Up Here:  Love and Decision Making | Science News | Scoop.it

Many of the brain areas implicated in the neuroimaging studies of love also light up during gambling tasks. Oxytocin, the so-called “cuddle chemical,” is measured almost as often in economic games as it is in pair-bonding studies. Both love and money offer the promise of great reward—but also the potential of overwhelming risks. Are the overlaps coincidence? Could making a decision to open your heart (or your bed) to another person be the same as deciding whether or not put $50 on black? It’s not hard to make an argument in either direction from a scientific perspective.

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Teen Internet and Video Gaming Addiction: Research: Video gaming youth have brains like gamblers!!

Teen Internet and Video Gaming Addiction: Research: Video gaming youth have brains like gamblers!! | Science News | Scoop.it

Children who love video games have brains like gamblers
Certain children's brains could be hard-wired to spend hours playing video games, according to a study which reignites the debate over whether the habit should be considered an addiction.

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