Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain - The New Science of Optimism and Pessimism

Informationen zum Autor Elaine Fox, born in Dublin, is a leading experimental psychologist and neuroscientist. Formerly Head of the Department of Psychology and Centre for Brain Science at The University of Essex, she is currently a Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She has published widely in scientific journals and her work has been discussed in The Economist , New Scientist , New York Times , Guardian , The Times and others. Klappentext Looks at why some of us are optimists and some pessimists, and what we can do about it. Breakthroughs in neuroscience shows that our brains are more malleable than we ever imagined, and that cognitive behaviourial therapy can alter our brains' circuitry. Lifelong pessimists can train themselves to think positively, and pleasure-seekers can take control of their lives. Zusammenfassung In Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain, Fox describes a range of techniques—from traditional cognitive behavioural therapy to innovative cognitive bias retraining exercises—that can actually alter our brains’ circuitry, strengthening specific thought processes by exercising the neural systems that control them.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Fox, Fox Elaine
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2013
• EAN: 9780099547556
• ISBN: 978-0-09-954755-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Arrow Books
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Lebenshilfe (psychisch), Optimismus, Pessimismus, popular science, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / General, Psychology: emotions, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Genetics (non-medical), Personality traits