TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - No evidence of association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and financial risk taking in females
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Lanchava, Lasha
A1  - Carlson, Kyle
A1  - Šebánková, Blanka
A1  - Flegr, Jaroslav
A1  - Nave, Gideon
SP  - e0136716
EP  - e0136716
VL  - 10
IS  - 9
N2  - BACKGROUND: Past research linked Toxoplasma gondii (TG) infection in humans with neurological and mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and attention disorders), irregularities of the dopaminergic and testosterone system, and increased likelihood of being involved in traffic accidents. <br><br>METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We test for an association between TG infection and financial decision-making (DM) using a case-control design in a sample of female Czech students (n = 79). We estimate each subject's risk attitude and loss aversion using an experimental economic task involving real monetary incentives. We find no significant evidence that either measure of decision-making is associated with TG infection. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We were unable to find evidence of an association between TG infection and financial decision-making in females.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136716
ID  - ref1
ER  -