S4 Ep6: Your Mind on Optimism with Beth Fisher
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In a very special episode, our very own Beth Fisher tells us all about optimism! Beth shares what optimism is, how her recent research shows psilocybin can boost optimism in rats, and what this might mean for humans. We also discuss how optimism shapes our engagement with the world, and if and when it can become too much of a good thing.
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Beth Fisher
Research discussed
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Fisher, E. L., Smith, R., Conn, K., Corcoran, A. W., Milton, L. K., Hohwy, J., & Foldi, C. J. (2024). Psilocybin increases optimistic engagement over time: computational modelling of behaviour in rats. Translational Psychiatry, 14(1), 394.
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Fisher, E. L., & Hohwy, J. (2024). The Universal Optimism of the Self-Evidencing Mind. Entropy, 26(6), 518.
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Fisher, E. L., Whyte, C., & Hohwy, J. (2024). An Active Inference Model of the Optimism Bias. PsyArXiv Prepr, 1-23.