A new large-scale study of over 12,000 participants shows that higher income is associated with less daily sadness but not more daily happiness (Kushlev, Dunn, & Lucas, 2015). Continue reading
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Study: Higher Income is Related to Less Daily Sadness but Not More Daily Happiness
Posted in Coping, Mental Health, Psychology, Stress, Success, Well-being, Work Life
How Money Affects the Brain’s Reward System (Why Money is Addictive)
A study by Elliott and colleagues (2003), published in The Journal of Neuroscience, used a functional magnetic resonance imaging technique (fMRI) to identify the brain areas that are affected by rewards. The parametric technique is a way of investigating how the brain becomes activated when it is exposed to the reinforcement of money. Continue reading
Posted in Neuropsychology
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