Monkey Gambling Study
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- Similar studies have been conducted in lab settings but lack an ecological validity because they use captive, lab-trained and socially isolated primates. “To our knowledge, our study will be the first time minimally invasive experimental gambling research will be conducted on free-ranging nonhuman animals,” says Leca.
- In the study published in Neuron, monkeys were presented with a video gambling task in which they consistently chose to learn in advance if they picked the winning option. The monkeys did not.
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A new experiment from the University of Rochester has found that monkeys, like humans, suffer from 'hot hand' syndrome in gambling scenarios. Gambling monkeys like big bets, study finds Scientists locate area of brain linked to high-risk behavior, a possible step toward improved treatments for destructively risky behaviors in humans.