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British researchers said Monday they have identified a brain region known as the insula that may be linked to gambling addiction, Xinhua reported.
Gamblers tend to think that future probabilities are altered by past events, which is known as the “gambler’s fallacy.” For instance, near-misses seem to encourage further play, although they are no difference from any other loss. In a random sequence like tossing a coin, a run of one event (heads) makes them think the other outcome (tails) is due next.
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