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

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 19:30 in Psychology & Sociology

The powers that be in Las Vegas figured out something long before neuroscientists confirmed their ideas in a recent study: Trying to make decisions while sleep-deprived can lead to a case of optimism.

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