Tali Sharot

The Optimism Bias

Why we're wired to look on the bright side

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the most innovative neuroscientists at work today investigates the neural basis of our bias towards optimism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Constable & Robinson / Robinson
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 134mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 191g
• ISBN-13: 9781780332635
• ISBN-10: 1780332637
• Artikelnr.: 34003575

Autorenporträt

Tali Sharot's research on optimism, memory and emotion has been featured in Time, New Scientist, The New York Times and more. She has a Ph.D. in psychology and neuroscience from New York University and is currently a research fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London.

Rezensionen

Lucid, engaging and cutting-edge... a must-read for anyone interested in imagining the future. - David Eagleman, Neuroscientist and bestselling author of Sum and Incognito.