Risky Choices, Lost Bets: Reward Processing and Decision Making in Gambling Disorder

titleRisky Choices, Lost Bets: Reward Processing and Decision Making in Gambling Disorder
start_date2023/06/15
schedule14h
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location_infosalle Théodule Ribot
summaryDespite knowing that "the house always wins," gambling remains popular, defying rationality. This enduring paradox exposes the interplay between economic, cognitive, and emotional factors. Some individuals experience a loss of control over gambling, leading to harms like debt, illegal activities, and conflicts. Gambling disorder, recognized as a psychiatric condition, exemplifies the extreme manifestation of this behaviour. Dr Ruth van Holst's talk offers insights from her lab's research on gambling disorder, focusing on reward and decision-making processes in healthy and gambling brains to discern how behaviour can spiral out of control.
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