Caltech's John O'Doherty is on a quest to understand how human brains make decisions: how they gather evidence about their ...

In their pursuit of maximum reward, people suffering from gambling disorder rely less on exploring new but potentially better strategies, and more on proven courses of action that have already led to ...

How does a gambler maximize winnings from a row of slot machines? This is the inspiration for the "multi-armed bandit problem," a common task in reinforcement learning in which "agents" make choices ...

Over the years, more gambling opportunities have become available to us on Delmarva – but, for some people, that can be a devastating problem. We’re learning about the Maryland Center of Excellence on ...

As Astros fan Saul Malek read the criminal complaint alleging interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his gambling debts, Malek was less ...

'Gambling disorder is of scientific interest among other things because it is an addiction disorder that is not tied to a specific substance', Professor Dr Jan Peters, one of the authors, remarked.