The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Financial Risk-Taking: Stimulating and Instrumental Risk-Taking Propensity and Motivation to Engage in Investment Activity

The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Financial Risk-Taking: Stimulating and Instrumental Risk-Taking Propensity and Motivation to Engage in Investment Activity

The Dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) has been previously linked to financial risk-taking propensity. Past works demonstrated that individuals with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene (7R+) are more risk-seeking than people without it (7R−). The most prominent explanation for this effect is the fact...

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Main Authors: Rafał Muda, Mariusz Kicia, Małgorzata Michalak-Wojnowska, Michał Ginszt, Agata Filip, Piotr Gawda, Piotr Majcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
DRD4 gene
financial risk-taking
investors
dopamine
genetic determinants
risk preferences
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00034/full

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