“Recently, neuroscientists have done experiments where they've taken...” – Andrew Lo, Inside Job ... Movie Quotes Database

Andrew Lo

Recently, neuroscientists have done experiments where they've taken individuals and put them into an MRI machine. And they have them play a game where the prize is money. And they noticed that when these subjects earn money, the part of the brain that gets stimulated is the same part that cocaine stimulates.

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