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Scientists Discover That Gambling Addiction Is Due To Over Active Insula In The Brain

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If you can't resist the chance to put on a bet, blame your insula.Scientists think that when this brain area is overactive, the heart rules our head and we can't help but chase our losses.The Cambridge University researchers said: 'Future treatments for gambling addiction could seek to reduce this hyperactivity, either by drugs or psychological techniques.'The researchers made the link after asking people with various brain injuries and healthy people play slot machine and roulette-style computer games.A near miss on the slot machines made the players, except those with the damaged insulas, extra-keen to try their luck again.GAMBLING IN THE UK    Almost three quarters of people in the UK have gambled in some way in the last year.    Around half of Britons play games such as the National Lottery.    A small proportion of player - between one per cent and five per cent - gamble excessively resulting in features seen in addiction.    Problem gambling is associated with both debt and family difficulties as well as other mental health problems like depression.Read more <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2599034/Scientists-pinpoint-brain-linked-gambling-addiction-Overactive-insula-causes-people-chase-losses.html" >here</a>.
 

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