The Chronicle Review has an interesting article on Poker viewed through a kind of De Toqueville lens as integral the character of Americans. When I was in growing up in Pasadena as a Caltech faculty-brat Poker was a very important part of my socialization. My high school buddies and I played it with the intensity that I think some people ascribe more to chess–and we certainly weren’t playing for high stakes.
I’m wondering if Poker has yet made it to the fMRI literature? It would be interesting to visualize the neurobiological substrate of “folding”.
Loyal readers care to point me in the right direction?
Jim
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