
Inside the Mind
Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists
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How Do Different Bits of the Brain Track Different Signals in the Stock Market?
The study tracked activity in different parts of the brain that are known to be associated with reward processing. Some areas code for relative volatility and other areas coding for rises in stocks. The research found people's choices didn't predict the next day's stock prices which is reassuring but the stock prices themselves did.
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