TAKING paracetamol can alter your perception of risk, putting you in danger, experts have warned. Researchers found that people who took the painkiller were willing to take more risks than those gi…
TAKING paracetamol can alter your perception of risk, putting you in danger, experts have warned.
After waiting for the pill to kick in, researchers quizzed the participants and asked them to rate on a scale of one to seven how risky they thought various activities were. “Reduced risk perceptions and increased risk-taking could have important effects on society", Bay said.Credit: Oxford University PressThey used an experiment where participants could earn rewards by inflating a virtual balloon on a computer.
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