| What is unrealistic optimism? A Jefferson, L Bortolotti, B Kuzmanovic Consciousness and cognition 50, 3-11, 2017 | 195 | 2017 |
| The role of the neural reward circuitry in self-referential optimistic belief updates B Kuzmanovic, A Jefferson, K Vogeley NeuroImage 133, 151-162, 2016 | 86 | 2016 |
| Self‐specific optimism bias in belief updating is associated with high trait optimism B Kuzmanovic, A Jefferson, K Vogeley Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 28 (3), 281-293, 2015 | 75 | 2015 |
| Instrumentalism about moral responsibility revisited A Jefferson The Philosophical Quarterly 69 (276), 555-573, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| Slippery slope arguments A Jefferson Philosophy compass 9 (10), 672-680, 2014 | 29 | 2014 |
| Are Psychopaths Legally Insane? A Jefferson, K Sifferd European Journal of Analytic Philosophy 14 (1), 79-96, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| On blaming and punishing psychopaths M Godman, A Jefferson Criminal Law and Philosophy 11, 127-142, 2017 | 19 | 2017 |
| What does it take to be a brain disorder? A Jefferson Synthese 197 (1), 249-262, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
| Born to be biased? Unrealistic optimism and error management theory A Jefferson Philosophical Psychology 30 (8), 1159-1175, 2017 | 15 | 2017 |
| Affective and motivational influences in person perception B Kuzmanovic, A Jefferson, G Bente, K Vogeley Frontiers in human neuroscience 7, 266, 2013 | 15 | 2013 |
| The power of stories: Responsibility for the use of autobiographical stories in mental health debates L Bortolotti, A Jefferson Diametros 16 (60), 18-33, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
| Are mental disorders brain disorders? A Jefferson Routledge, 2022 | 12 | 2022 |
| Confabulation, rationalisation and morality A Jefferson Topoi 39 (1), 219-227, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| Mental disorders, brain disorders and values A Jefferson Frontiers in psychology 5, 81459, 2014 | 10 | 2014 |
| Are mental disorders brain disorders?–A precis A Jefferson Philosophical Psychology 37 (3), 552-557, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
| Why (some) unrealistic optimism is permissible in patient decision making A Jefferson, L Bortolotti The American Journal of Bioethics 18 (9), 27-29, 2018 | 5 | 2018 |
| On mental illness and broken brains A Jefferson Think 20 (58), 103-112, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
| Practical wisdom and the value of cognitive diversity A Jefferson, K Sifferd Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements 92, 149-166, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| Brain pathology and moral responsibility A Jefferson | 3 | 2022 |
| Moral preferences L Bortolotti, A Jefferson Society 53, 269-272, 2016 | 3 | 2016 |
Lisa BortolottiProfessor of Philosophy, University of BirminghamVerified email at bham.ac.uk
