Research on participants with prefrontal cortex damage suggests that these patients make more risky decisions because the:

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Research on participants with prefrontal cortex damage suggests that their anticipatory emotional reactions are absent, which usually guide decision making in healthy individuals. As a result, they are more likely to make risky decisions. They do not necessarily have enhanced positive emotional reactions to wins or absence of negative emotional reactions to losses or blunted emotional reactions to both wins and losses.

Research on Participants with Prefrontal Cortex Damage Suggests That These