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The Optimism Bias

Tali Sharot

  • 245 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2011
  • 4 editions
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1 About this book

"How does the brain generate hope? How does it trick us into moving forward? What happens when it fails? How do the brains of optimists differ from those of pessimists? ... Humans do not hold a positivity bias on account of having read too many self-help books. Rather, optimism may be so essential to our survival that it is hardwired into our brain.

  • Neuropsychology
  • Optimism
  • Physiological aspects
  • Brain
  • Physiology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Aspect physiologique

2 About Tali Sharot

 

Tali Sharot (Hebrew: טלי שרוט) is an Israeli, British, and American neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and MIT. Sharot is known for her research on the neural basis of emotion, decision making and optimism. Sharot hopes to better understand these processes to enhance overall well-being.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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