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·April 19, 2022·5 min read

Risky Driving Behaviors Increase as Common Sleep Disorder Worsens

Obstructive sleep apnea may impact your behavior when driving, a new study reports. People with sleep apnea who experienced eight additional disruptions in breathing per hour had a 27% increased risk of making dangerous driving moves, such as speeding, hard breaking , or accelerating suddenly.

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·March 24, 2022·4 min read

Brain Waves During Sleep Can Determine Risk Taking Behaviors

The fewer slow brain waves that occur in the right prefrontal cortex during sleep, the more likely a person is to indulge in risk-taking behaviors.

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·March 24, 2022·3 min read

Swearing Can Increase Self-Confidence, Physical Strength and Risky Behavior

Usually frowned upon, researchers say swearing can increase a person's self-confidence and boost their physical strength. However, the use of profanity can also increase risk-taking behaviors.

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·February 4, 2022·4 min read

Brain Shortcuts May Be Partially to Blame for Vaccine and Mask Non-Compliance

Cognitive shortcuts could explain why some people fail to adhere to recommendations to mask up and get vaccinated to protect against COVID infection.

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·June 30, 2021·6 min read

Genetic Risks for Nicotine Dependence Span a Range of Traits and Diseases

Higher polygenetic risk scores for schizophrenia, depression, neuroticism, and alcohol use disorder are indicators for higher risk of nicotine dependence.

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·June 1, 2021·4 min read

Why Moms Take Risks to Protect Their Infants

A mother's overwhelming desire to take risks in the face of danger to protect her child, and other nurturing behaviors, are driven by neurons in the cMPOA region of the hypothalamus which contains a protein called the calcitonin receptor.

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·June 1, 2021·3 min read

Men Make More Extreme Choices and Decisions

Why males may be more prone to make more extreme choices, their decisions do not necessarily have a negative outcome.

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·February 27, 2021·7 min read

Psychological ‘Signature’ for the Extremist Mind Uncovered

Researchers conclude the mind of an extremist is marked by a mixture of conservative and dogmatic psychological signatures. Extremists tend to be cognitively cautious, slower at perceptual processing, and have weaker working memory. This is compounded by impulsive personality traits that seek sensation and risky experiences.

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·January 28, 2021·3 min read

Risk-Taking Linked to Particular Brain Features

Researchers found functional and anatomical differences in the brains of people who are more likely to embark on risky behaviors.

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·November 23, 2020·4 min read

Measuring Risk-Taking by Watching People Move Computer Mice

People whose computer mouse drifted toward a safer option on the screen, even when they ultimately decided to select a riskier option, may be more risk avoidant than their choices would indicate.

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·September 8, 2020·5 min read

Acetaminophen Alters Perception of Risk

The popular over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen increases risk-taking by reducing risk perception, a new study reports.

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·September 4, 2020·7 min read

The Biological Roots for Adolescent Risk-Taking

Areas of the brain associated with socioemotional and cognitive control working in combination at a specific age or point in time, are definitive factors in risk-taking behaviors.

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