Brain Function – Page 2

Posted on October 22, 2020
Posted in Addiction, Brain Function

Designed to Deceive: How Gambling Distorts Reality and Hooks Your Brain

The longer they keep you plugged in to a game, the better it is for the house. Mike Robinson Credit: AP Photo / Seth Wenig. To call gambling a “game of chance” evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American

Posted on October 8, 2020
Posted in Brain Function

The Unique Science of Left-Handedness

Dan Robitzski Photo from webphotographeer / Getty Images. Steak knives, scissors, writing desks, and power tools: If you bring any of these things up around someone and they cringe, they either have a bizarre story to tell or they’re just left-handed, and, like 15 percent of the population, live in a world that’s not designed