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Chew B*, Hauser TU*, Papoutsi M, Magerkurth J, Dolan RJ, Rutledge RB (2019) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Low prestimulus brain activity can increase risk taking in humans. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1507895934004-86IYCEFMHEPS8GPCQISP/instablewave.jpg Publications - Does bipolar disorder affect how we perceive rewards? Mason L, Eldar E, Rutledge RB (2017) JAMA Psychiatry In bipolar disorder, normal fluctuations in mood may snowball because of a stronger bias of emotion on how experiences are perceived. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1597430782339-7LZ5I58AGPKI6Q0MMN32/Alone.jpg Publications - Does depression affect how our brains respond to rewards? Rutledge RB, Moutoussis M, Smittenaar P, Zeidman P, Taylor T, Hrynkiewicz L, Lam J, Skandali N, Siegel JZ, Ousdal OT, Prabhu G, Dayan P, Fonagy P, Dolan RJ (2017) JAMA Psychiatry Basic reward processing is surprisingly intact in people with major depression. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1597429465032-V0FUABY8VR1CC2QAWUGZ/Elderly.jpg Publications - Do older people take fewer risks? Rutledge RB, Smittenaar P, Zeidman P, Brown HR, Adams RA, Lindenberger U, Dayan P, Dolan RJ (2016) Current Biology As we age, the dopamine in our brain gradually declines, possibly explaining a reduction in our willingness to take risks for potential rewards. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1494408603718-QU81VKQC1YEMCDJ4YKP6/4633544440_7345f5db41_b.jpg Publications - How does inequality affect our happiness? Rutledge RB*, de Berker AO*, Espenhahn S, Dayan P, Dolan RJ (2016) Nature Communications We developed a new equation to predict how happy people will be based not only on what happens to them, but also what happens to the people around them. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1597429734899-0XQ9P0ORPR9GK9VP5DTH/Happy.jpg Publications - An equation to predict happiness? Rutledge RB, Skandali N, Dayan P, Dolan RJ (2014) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA We developed a new equation that predicts the momentary happiness of thousands of people, finding that it depends not on how well things are going, but whether things are going better than expected. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e26138d2b857234125a373/1494408473220-EF88DW0Z83ZWKNDQHDZR/8054404096_3c0e4d0e40_k.jpg Publications - How does dopamine affect our decisions and happiness? Rutledge RB, Skandali N, Dayan P, Dolan RJ (2015) Journal of Neuroscience Boosting dopamine with the drug levodopa increased how willing people were to take risks and how happy they felt about the rewards they received. 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