Sleep-deprived people make risky decisions based on too much optimism

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 15:40 in Psychology & Sociology

The powers that be in Las Vegas figured out something long before neuroscientists at two Duke University medical schools confirmed their ideas this week: Trying to make decisions while sleep-deprived can lead to a case of optimism...

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