Study Reveals How the Brain Generates the Human Tendency for Optimism
A neural network that may generate the human tendency to be optimistic has been identified by researchers at New York University. As humans, we expect to live longer and be more successful than average, and we underestimate our likelihood of getting a divorce or having cancer. The results, reported in the most recent issue of Nature, link the optimism bias to the same brain regions that show irregularities in depression.
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Neural mechanisms mediating optimism bias
Nature, October 24, 2007
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