Behavioural Sciences

What's going on in our brains when we take risks?

High wire walker Nik Wallenda steps along a 1,200 foot-long (366 meter) cable during a practice session in Sarasota, Florida, June 14, 2013. Wallenda is training for his untethered high wire walk across the Grand Canyon scheduled for June 23. Picture taken June 14, 2013.

Is risk taking contagious? Image: REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
Writer, Caltech
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The caudate nucleus in the brain which is involved in risk taking.
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