The hour between dog and wolf : risk-taking, gut feelings and the biology of boom and bust / John Coates.

  • Coates, John.
Date:
[2012], ©2012
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Penguin Press, [2012], ©2012.

Physical description

339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Edition

1st American ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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    Medical Collection
    HG101 2012C62h
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781594203381
  • 1594203385