People tend to remain overly optimistic even when faced with information about a gloomy future. A study now shows that people are selectively worse at incorporating information about a worse-than-expected future. It also describes the learning signals in the brain that correlate with this bias.
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Izuma, K., Adolphs, R. The brain's rose-colored glasses. Nat Neurosci 14, 1355–1356 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2960
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