Thisresearchanalyzedtherelationshipsamong three variables: the individualachievementmotive, the behavioralreactioninrisksituations, and the opportunitythreatperception.
"It enhanced the brain's perception across the board, not only to things that are obviously a threat but also to things that aren't obvious but might be threats, " says Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Stony Brook University in New York and lead author of the article.