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Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat

WorkLife with Adam Grant

CHAPTER

You Can't Root for the Underdog

"I don't care about the surprise at all. I just care about more people having a chance to win," she says. "The winner already got the dopamine. Go home." She adds that winning for the favorite is like no big deal: This is what their brain and everyone else's brain expects. 'If the underdog wins, it's like, you know, like dopamine surprise'

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