Perceived risks versus actual risks : managing hazards through negotiation.
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TextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 2001Description: 11 pSubject: Until recently, the study of risk behavior, sometimes called "motivated irrationality" has suffered from the lack of attention of any single group of research. Brain scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health recently sought to remedy this deficiency. They gave evidence that those who voluntarily increase their individual (not societal) risk, like rock climbers and hang gliders, for example, have lower levels of the brain enzyme monoamine oxidase. They also have lower levels of a brain chemical called DBH, and higher levels of gonadal hormone.
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Until recently, the study of risk behavior, sometimes called "motivated irrationality" has suffered from the lack of attention of any single group of research. Brain scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health recently sought to remedy this deficiency. They gave evidence that those who voluntarily increase their individual (not societal) risk, like rock climbers and hang gliders, for example, have lower levels of the brain enzyme monoamine oxidase. They also have lower levels of a brain chemical called DBH, and higher levels of gonadal hormone.
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