TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sharot,Tali
TI  - The optimism bias: a tour of the irrationally positive brain 
SN  - 9780307378484 (pbk.)
AV  - QP360 .S466 2011
U1  - 612.8 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pantheon Books
KW  - Neuropsychology
KW  - Optimism
KW  - Physiological aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue: a glass forever half full? -- Which way is up?: illusions of the human brain -- Are animals stuck in time?: the evolution of prospection -- Is optimism a self-fulfilling prophecy?: how the mind transforms predictions into reality -- What do Barak Obama and Shirley Temple have in common?: when private optimism meets public despair -- Can you predict what will make you happy?: The unexpected ingredient for well-being -- Crocuses popping up through the snow?: when things go wrong: depression, interpretation, and genes -- Why is Friday better than Sunday?: the value of anticipation and the cost of dread -- Why do things seem better after we choose them?: the mind's journey from expectation to choice and back -- Are memories of 9/11 as accurate as they seem?: how emotion changes our past -- Why is being a cancer survivor better than winning the tour de France?: how the brain turns lead into gold -- A dark side to optimism?: from World War II  to the credit crunch, underestimating risk is like drinking red wine -- Epilogue: a beautiful mademoiselle or a sad old lady?: from prediction to perception to action
ER  -