Research Network Digi-Oek.ch<p>[en] How risk-averse are you? </p><p>"Researchers found people who are socially rich, with strong social support but whose family had less money, and those who are <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/economically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economically</span></a> rich, having more money but less <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> support, take similar levels of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> but activate different parts of their brains."</p><p>"The participants took part in a computerized risk-taking game while undergoing <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/fMRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fMRI</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> scans. In the game, they pumped virtual balloons to earn money, 5 cents per pump. At any point, they could choose to cash out. ..."</p><p><a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/08/study-way-you-grew-may-shape-how-your-brain-handles-risk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/</span><span class="invisible">08/study-way-you-grew-may-shape-how-your-brain-handles-risk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/riskaverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>riskaverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/humanecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanecology</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/cornell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cornell</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a></p>