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The science behind risk taking and its physiological effect on the brain is usually not a common topic discussed in present day society. Many don’t completely understand how risky sports and behaviors activate the same reward mechanisms in the brain that addictive substances can. Paul Roberts, in his paper “Risk (popular leisure activities),” focuses on how the biological functioning in some individuals can predispose them to gain pleasure and emotional arousal through thrilling and dangerous behaviors. ... Roberts goes further and explains that this inherent biology is an evolutionary result of early mans need to have a certain number of risk-takers in a population. ... ” (Roberts 1) He then jumps ahead and explains that chemically, the neurotransmitters in the brain released during these situations are the same as those released during today’s risky sports and drug use.
Approximate Word count = 535
Approximate Pages = 2.1
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