Title: The hour between dog and wolf : risk-taking, gut feelings and the biology of boom and bust /
Authors: Coates, John
Publisher: Penguin Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Finance Psychological aspects.; Speculation Psychological aspects.; Risk-taking (Psychology); Financial risk Psychological aspects.; Neuropsychologie; Risikoverhalten; Wirtschaftliches Verhalten; Risk ekonomiska aspekter.; Spekulation psykologiska aspekter.; Finance Psychological aspects; Risk-taking (Psychology); Speculation Psychological aspects; Stress, Psychological
Abstract: A Wall Street trader-turned-neuroscientist reveals the biology of boom-and-bust cycles to explain the impact of risk taking on body chemistry, citing the relationship between testosterone, decision making, and emotional health.
Contents: pt. 1: Mind and body in the financial markets. The biology of a market bubble ; Thinking with your body -- pt. 2: Gut thinking. The speed of thought ; Gut feelings -- pt. 3: Seasons of the market. The thrill of the search ; The fuel of exuberance ; The stress response on Wall Street -- pt. 4: Resilience. Toughness ; From molecule to market.