In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a brain region in monkeys that influences their desire to take big risks. When this area is inactivated, the monkeys tend to hedge their bets.(Image credit: Fotofeeling/Getty Images/Westend61 RM)

Source: NPR Health and Science - September 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news