No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.

No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.

Past research linked Toxoplasma gondii (TG) infection in humans with neurological and mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and attention disorders), irregularities of the dopaminergic and testosterone system, and increased likelihood of being involved in traffic accidents....

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Main Authors: Lasha Lanchava, Kyle Carlson, Blanka Šebánková, Jaroslav Flegr, Gideon Nave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4581702?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-e8bcca8e48924d778edeb85840f9a29a2020-11-24T21:24:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01109e013671610.1371/journal.pone.0136716No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.Lasha LanchavaKyle CarlsonBlanka ŠebánkováJaroslav FlegrGideon NavePast research linked Toxoplasma gondii (TG) infection in humans with neurological and mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and attention disorders), irregularities of the dopaminergic and testosterone system, and increased likelihood of being involved in traffic accidents.We test for an association between TG infection and financial decision-making (DM) using a case-control design in a sample of female Czech students (n = 79). We estimate each subject's risk attitude and loss aversion using an experimental economic task involving real monetary incentives. We find no significant evidence that either measure of decision-making is associated with TG infection.We were unable to find evidence of an association between TG infection and financial decision-making in females.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4581702?pdf=render
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author Lasha Lanchava
Kyle Carlson
Blanka Šebánková
Jaroslav Flegr
Gideon Nave
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Kyle Carlson
Blanka Šebánková
Jaroslav Flegr
Gideon Nave
No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
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Kyle Carlson
Blanka Šebánková
Jaroslav Flegr
Gideon Nave
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title No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
title_short No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
title_full No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
title_fullStr No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
title_full_unstemmed No Evidence of Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Financial Risk Taking in Females.
title_sort no evidence of association between toxoplasma gondii infection and financial risk taking in females.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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issn 1932-6203
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Past research linked Toxoplasma gondii (TG) infection in humans with neurological and mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and attention disorders), irregularities of the dopaminergic and testosterone system, and increased likelihood of being involved in traffic accidents.We test for an association between TG infection and financial decision-making (DM) using a case-control design in a sample of female Czech students (n = 79). We estimate each subject's risk attitude and loss aversion using an experimental economic task involving real monetary incentives. We find no significant evidence that either measure of decision-making is associated with TG infection.We were unable to find evidence of an association between TG infection and financial decision-making in females.
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