Anxious People Are Predisposed To Taking Less Risky Decisions
A Study Showed More Brain Activity In The Area Related To Cognitive Control
According to researchers, people with anxiety have more cognitive control which results in making less risky decisions. They measured the brain activity of people with varying degrees of anxiety, in which there was a higher frontal midline theta power while making decisions, in the case of anxious people. Increased activity in this area of the brain point to more cognitive control, which can result in less risky choices, trying to avoid negative outcomes. The study showed a direct connection between anxiety, frontal midline theta power, and risky decisions. Click here for more info.
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