Listening to an avatar can make you more likely to gamble, with the amygdala playing a key role

Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain region called the amygdala is central to this facilitation, according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Toshiko Tanaka and Masahiko Haruno from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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