To achieve success in life, the ability to calculate the results of decisions and actions in case of different circumstances is of primary importance. Our amazing brains continually process past and current experiences to help us make better choices. However, certain factors can lead to distortions in the neural processing of experience. It is these factors, especially those that are most relevant today, that behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert explores. “The book will look at a variety of behavioral responses from both common and unexpected perspectives. This will require careful study of the brain, as modern experiments in neuroscience have confirmed that it is the basis of our behavioral, cognitive and emotional responses... Meaningful, reality-based experiences allow the brain to maintain reliable filters for determining optimal life outcomes; and these filters will ensure that our highs are based on rational decisions rather than irrational exuberance.” (Kelly Lambert)