Post by University of Pennsylvania

As sports betting expands across the U.S., researchers are finding that why people keep betting has as much to do with human biology as it does with business. The same brain systems that once helped people survive famine and uncertainty are now being used in apps that push users to keep betting faster than they can think. “Your susceptibility isn’t a personal failing,” says Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt, who researches risk-taking behaviors. “It’s deeply baked in.” Read More: https://bit.ly/4o97ksS Tags: Penn Arts & Sciences, The Wharton School, and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine