Citation

Lanchava L, Carlson K, Šebánková B, Flegr J, Nave G. PLoS One 2015; 10(9): e0136716.

Affiliation

Department of Computation & Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States of America.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0136716

PMID

26401912

Abstract

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.

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.

CONCLUSION: We were unable to find evidence of an association between TG infection and financial decision-making in females.

Language: en