A new study demonstrates that when gambling, almost winning promotes significant recruitment of win-related circuitry within the brain and enhances the motivation to gamble. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 12th issue of the journal Neuron, provides insight into why gambling is so attractive and may shed light on why some individuals [...]
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New research provides insight into compulsive gambling. Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer. Although the gambler loses their bet on a near-miss, where the slot [...]
Scientists have sequenced over seventy strains of yeast, the greatest number of genomes for any species. “Analysing so many strains has helped us to bring the small branches of Darwin’s ‘Tree of Life’ into focus,” said Dr Steve James of the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) at the Institute of Food Research. “We can [...]
Women have traditionally been viewed as being more social and cooperative than men. However, there is recent evidence that this may not be the case. In fact, studies have shown that men maintain larger social networks with other males compared to women and tend to have longer lasting friendships with members of the same-sex than [...]
New materials for NASCAR promise to save lives and reduce injuries in automobile racing — a popular sport with a fan-base of 75 million — and everyday driving, according to an article scheduled for the Feb. 2 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine. NASCAR’s new racing season begins Feb. 7. In the [...]
The Powerball Lottery was still waiting for some lucky ticket holder to hit it big, but it didn’t happen Saturday night. With no winner in Saturday night’s drawing, the jackpot grew to $146 million, or a cash value of $85.5 million. While no one won the jackpot Saturday, there were 940,953 players across the nation that [...]
It’s official, democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has chosen Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate. The choice brings a congressional icon into Obama’s run for the White House. Biden, 65, has served in the U.S. Senate for more than 30 years. News of the Obama-Biden ticket was released in the early morning hours [...]
American golf champ Tiger Woods has wrapped up another big victory on the green with Monday’s U.S. Open playoff win, his third Open title. Golf fans lining the course, and others watching on television had the excitement of this weekend’s Open extended today after Sunday’s play ended with a tie between Woods and fellow American [...]