Habitual gamblers use already proven strategies to maximize rewards

For maximum reward of their games, people suffering from gambling disorder rely less on exploring new but potentially better strategies, and more on proven courses of action that have already led to success in the past. A study in biological psychology conducted at the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Human Sciences by Professor Dr Jan Peters und Dr Antonius Wiehler suspects that the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain may play an important role.

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