Andrey Anokhin, Washington University School of Medicine (IMAGE)

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Andrey Anokhin, Washington University School of Medicine

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"Would you rather have $20 now, or can I mail you $40 in a few weeks?" Research led by Andrey Anokhin, Ph.D., indicates that some people prefer immediate rewards to bigger rewards later. Anokhin's lab has identified genes that appear to be involved in that preference for immediate rewards.

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Robert Boston

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