Rainy brain, sunny brain
Subtitle: the new science of optimism and pessimism
By: Elaine Fox
Publisher: William Heinemann
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780434020171; 9781409022992
Subjects: Optimism; Pessimism; Optimismus; Pessimismus
Description: In Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain, pioneering psychologist and neuroscientist Elaine Fox explores the little-understood connection between optimism and happiness, showing how we can brighten our lives - and help ourselves flourish - by retraining our brains.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rainy brains and sunny brains; title: Sunny side-up; title: The rainy brain; title: Optimism and pessimism genes; title: The malleable mind; title: New techniques to reshape our brains.