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Message: [QUOTE="Tero, post: 7202385, member: 415793"] [ATTACH type="full" width="722px" alt="Gambling-brains-AI-CONTENT.jpg"]393787[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5][B]What if your brain is wired differently when it comes to gambling?[/B] [I]Well, it is. At least when compared to the opposite sex.[/I][/SIZE] You sit at a gambling table and you make a decision. To what did you based that decision on? Your experience, skill, intellect or just dumb luck? If you say men do usually this, this, and this, and women act that and that way - to where do you base those views? On your own experiences and beliefs? [B]Do you wish to know what science has to say about it?[/B] In a study conducted by The National Institutes of Health ten male and ten female participants were performing gambling related tasks while being under a PET scan. This video explains the gambling tasks. [MEDIA=youtube]T-u3P8eTq7s[/MEDIA] According to the study men and women use different parts of their brains while making gambling decisions. Even though the same basic cognitive processes are involved for both genders, the areas of the brain that "light-up" under a scan (neural activation patterns) are quite different. [U]I am now going to highlight five parts of the brain and explain how these areas reacted differently in men and women.[/U] [B]Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex[/B] helps in decision making and understanding rewards. This area was active on both genders but it became more active in men during risky decision making. It could indicate that men rely more on this part of the brain while weighing high risk/reward situations. [B]Striatum[/B] (especially the Nucleus Accumbens) is activated during pleasurable experiences, like winning. Again, both genders displayed activity in this area. However, during smaller wins/rewards the area was more active in women than in men. One explanation could be that women rather engage in more cautious and lower-risk gambling behavior than men and are more sensitive towards smaller rewards. [B]Insula[/B] is part of the brain that helps us process emotions and gut feelings. It is kinda a like a warning system. When the participants were faced with losses or risky choices women displayed more activity in this area. This could suggest that women could be more inclined to stop gambling earlier than men when facing losses. [B]Amygdala[/B] - you know this one. It is part where fear and anxiety hangs out. Both genders displayed activity in this area but more activity was found in men's brains when they were facing risky decisions. This finding was explained in a way that men may be more willing to take risks despite fear or anxiety. [B]Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex[/B] controls impulsive behavior and is involved in thinking and planning. Even though both genders showed activity in this area it was more active in women when deciding on risky outcomes. This could mean that women use more self-control and planning in these situations than men. [B]To sum things up[/B] Men may rely more on brain regions that are related to reward and risk-taking and be more impulsive while women may be more cautious and display better self-control. [/QUOTE]

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