Financial Insecurity Does More Damage Than You Think

Описание: Who would’ve thought that dipping into your savings during COVID could trigger the same brain activity patterns as physical pain and even social rejection? That’s what the data says! Losing money can register like pain. The brain is actually taking it as an environmental threat.

Let's talk about money, income inequality, and mental health.
How the brain processes money as reward (and loss as pain)
How poverty leaves fingerprints on health across the lifespan
The salience network and the true cost of being poor
Job loss, risky financial decisions, and what this means for policy

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