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How Much Should We Trust Our Gut Feeling?

We use our brain to analyse situations and make decisions using logic, but a recent study conduct...

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19.00 14 Feb 2020


How Much Should We Trust Our Gut Feeling?


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19.00 14 Feb 2020


We use our brain to analyse situations and make decisions using logic, but a recent study conducted with gamblers found that the ones that stuck to their initial hunch, and did not change their bets upon receiving extra information, were 20 percent more likely to win.

So what is the science behind a gut feeling?

Shane O'Mara, Professor of experimental brain research at Trinity College Dublin joined Ivan to discuss people's ability to trust their own gut.


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