Gray matter matters when measuring risk tolerance: May explain why risk tolerance decreases with age
Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 03:31
in Psychology & Sociology
The gray matter volume of a region in the right posterior parietal cortex is significantly predictive of individual risk attitudes, new research has found. Using a whole-brain analysis, scientists found that the grey matter volume of a region in the right posterior parietal cortex was significantly predictive of individual risk attitudes. Men and women with higher grey matter volume in this region exhibited less risk aversion.