Tali Sharot, Phd


I have recently moved to the:

Department of Cognitive Perceptual and Brain Science,
UCL
26 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AP, UK
t.sharot (at) ucl.ac.uk

Please visit my new Lab website - The Affective Brain Lab

 My lab is funded by the

         



Publications
Books  (Click here for The Optimism Bias website)
Essays in Popular Media
Collaborators & Mentors 
Students  
Selected Press
Podcasts & Videos


BOOKS

Sharot, T
. (June, 2011). The Optimism Bias: A Tour of The Irrationally Positive Brain. Pantheon.

Reviews - The Optimism Bias

Click here for The Optimism Bias website

Dolan, R. Sharot, T. (Nov, 2011). Neuroscience of Preference and Choice.  Elsevier Publishing.


 


ESSAYS IN POPULAR MEDIA

Sharot, T. Major Delusions: Why College Graduates Are Irrationally Optimistic. The New York Times. May 15, 2011.
 
* PDF
Sharot, T. The Optimism Bias. Time Magazine (Cover Story). June 27, 2011.
* PDF
Sharot, T. The Optimsim Bias. The Observer. Jan 1, 2012.


SELECTED PRESS

On Optimism
Optimism is (still) in
Forbes, July 13, 2011
Illusions and reality
Time, June 6, 2011
Morning Links: Squid Watch
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2011
The Human Brain: Optimism Bias
Examiner, July 7, 2011
Cheer up, you're really an optimist
Toronto Star, July 8, 2011
How do you see this glass?
The Boston Globe, June 2, 2008
This is Your Brain on Optimism
Newsweek, Oct 24, 2007
Brain regions responsible for optimism located
Reuters, Oct 24, 2007
Source of 'optimism' found in the brain
NewScientist, Oct 24, 2007
Optimism lights up a brain part
LA Times, Oct 29, 2007
Except in one career, our brains seem built for optimism
The Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 2007
The ups of being down
The Sunday Times, July, 2009

On Decision Making

Dopamine levels in brain 'influence decision making'
BBC News, January, 2010
Can Dopamine Make Your Future Look Brighter?
Time Magazine, November, 2009
Scientist identify brain regions that help us make choices
The Telegraph
, March 27, 2009


On Memory
Report Links 9/11 Memories to Proximity
Washington Post, December 18, 2006 ( The Associated Press)
9/11 memroies reveal how flashbulb memories are made in the brain
Discover Magazine, October 14, 2008
Study Shows Experiencing Highly Emotional Event Enhances Feeling of Remembering But Not Accuracy of the Memory
NYU Today,
December 20, 2004

Thanks for the memories
PsychPost, July 1, 2011







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