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John Coates

The Hour Between Dog and Wolf

How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind

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A successful Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist reveals how risk taking and stress transform our body chemistryBefore he became a world-class scientist, John Coates ran a derivatives trading desk in New York City. He used the expression the hour between dog and wolf” to refer to the moment of Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation traders passed through when under pressure. They became cocky and irrationally risk-seeking when on a winning streak, tentative and risk-averse when cowering from losses. In a series of groundbreaking experiments, Coates identified a feedback loop between testosterone and success—one that can cloud men's judgment in h… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-14-312340-8
  • EAN: 9780143123408
  • Produktnummer: 19432030
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 352 S.
  • Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.2 cm x D2.7 cm 287 g
  • Gewicht: 287

Über den Autor


John Coates is a senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge. He previously worked for Goldman Sachs and ran a trading desk for Deutsche Bank in New York City. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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