Robert A. Burton is an American physician, novelist, nonfiction author and columnist. He has written three novels, as well as the nonfiction books ''On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not'' and ''A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves''. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, Salon, Aeon, and Nautilus, among other others. His medical career includes being the chief of the Division of Neurology at Mt. Zion UCSF, and Associate Chief of the Department of Neurosciences. Burton graduated from Yale University and the University of California, San Francisco medical school, where he also completed his neurology residency. He is a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.Powell's Books reference page for ''On Being Certain''.
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Novels

*'' Doc-In-A-Box'' (1991) *'' Final Therapy'' (1994) *'' Cellmates'' (1997)

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"Psychology voting: my candidate, myself" in Salon.com

"The Certainty Bias: A Potentially Dangerous Mental Flaw. A neurologist explains why you shouldn't believe in political candidates that sound too sure of themselves"
Interview with Burton in '' Scientific American'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Robert A. American neurologists 20th-century American novelists Living people Writers from California Yale University alumni University of California, San Francisco alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American male novelists American male essayists 20th-century American essayists 20th-century American male writers