Hunger Changes Decision Making and Risk Perception, Max Planck Institute Study

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t's no secret being hungry can affect your overall mood, resulting in an emotion sometimes described as "hangry," but could it also be making you engage in risky behavior? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried analyzed signals in the brains of fruit flies that were put in a situation where hunger was coupled with a threatening limitation.

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