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Why are some people driven to take risks, while others shun danger? Why do some individuals seem to be born optimists, while others are prone to worry and pessimism?
There are two basic types of personalities: "sunny" and "rainy." The tendency to see the world optimistically or pessimistically is hardwired into the brain and reflects primal impulses to seek pleasure or avoid danger. When our "fear brain" is too strong, debilitating shyness, depression and anxiety can result. But stunning new research shows that a range of techniques can alter our brains' circuity, allowing even lifelong pessimists to think positively and find happiness.
In Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain, pioneering psychologist and neuroscientist Elaine Fox explores the connection between optimism and happiness, showing how we can retrain our brains and learn to flourish. With keen insights into the genetic, neurological and experiential factors that make us who we are, Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain is a powerful and uplifting tool for improving our lives.
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“Every experience you have, from the most trivial to the most significant, alters the brain. Elaine Fox offers scientifically based advice about how to make the most of this, how to be in charge of changing your brain for the better.” Publishers Weekly
“Drawing on a host of studies in neurobiology and genetics, as well as evolutionary and behavioral psychology, Fox explores the struggle between the parts of the brain associated with fear and pessimism and those associated with pleasure and optimism.... Fox introduces readers to many new concepts from experimental psychology and recent research on neuroplasticity and neurogenesis.... [A] welcome, if intellectually demanding, introduction to a key area of brain research.” Kirkus Reviews
“A psychologist looks at the influence that outlook – a tendency toward optimism or pessimism – can play in shaping the events in our lives.... An insightful addition to the self-help bookshelf.” Library Journal “Fox brings to this book a wealth of knowledge and experience from her many years as head of the psychology department and Center for Brain Science at the University of Essex. She explains how the latest research in the areas of genetics, neurology, and psychology intersects and how it relates to optimistic versus pessimistic attitudes toward life.... Fox’s writing style will appeal to a lay audience with scholarly interests.”
Philadelphia Inquirer “It’s worth sticking with the hard science of Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain. Fox offers persuasive arguments that ‘we are well on the way toward creating people and societies that will allow healthy minds to truly flourish.’” New York Times“An informative new book on the science of optimism.”
Elaine Fox has spent enough of her life datingto know that the scenarios described in this book arecompletely plausible -- though she disclaims any direct experience with any of them. Fortunately,however, she has been able to parlay this extendedsearch for romance into a career and hopesher readers appreciate the cathartic experience whileliving happily-ever-after lives themselves. Elainecurrently lives in Virginia.
Michael J. Fox
“Every day I send my kids out the door to school with this admonition, ‘you can choose to be happy.’ More often than not, they roll their eyes, but in Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain Elaine Fox (no relation) offers a scientific argument for my contention. After much research, and in comprehensive, but comprehensible detail, Professor Fox provides a mental map to the sunny side of the street. For optimists and pessimists alike, this fascinating book is a must read.”
“Every experience you have, from the most trivial to the most significant, alters the brain. Elaine Fox offers scientifically based advice about how to make the most of this, how to be in charge of changing your brain for the better.” Publishers Weekly
“Drawing on a host of studies in neurobiology and genetics, as well as evolutionary and behavioral psychology, Fox explores the struggle between the parts of the brain associated with fear and pessimism and those associated with pleasure and optimism.... Fox introduces readers to many new concepts from experimental psychology and recent research on neuroplasticity and neurogenesis.... [A] welcome, if intellectually demanding, introduction to a key area of brain research.” Kirkus Reviews
“A psychologist looks at the influence that outlook – a tendency toward optimism or pessimism – can play in shaping the events in our lives.... An insightful addition to the self-help bookshelf.” Library Journal “Fox brings to this book a wealth of knowledge and experience from her many years as head of the psychology department and Center for Brain Science at the University of Essex. She explains how the latest research in the areas of genetics, neurology, and psychology intersects and how it relates to optimistic versus pessimistic attitudes toward life.... Fox’s writing style will appeal to a lay audience with scholarly interests.”
Philadelphia Inquirer “It’s worth sticking with the hard science of Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain. Fox offers persuasive arguments that ‘we are well on the way toward creating people and societies that will allow healthy minds to truly flourish.’” New York Times“An informative new book on the science of optimism.”
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- Publication date2012
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- ISBN 13 9781554686841
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