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What the Distinctive Brains of Resilient People Can Teach Us
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What the Distinctive Brains of Resilient People Can Teach Us

Aeon, 2021


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9

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  • Scientific
  • Applicable
  • Inspiring

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Resilience helps people negotiate life’s ups and downs, sometimes spurring them toward greater achievements. But why do some people thrive on adversity, stress and trauma, while others become mentally unstable? Dr. Laura Moreno-López and her University of Cambridge team discovered physical manifestations of resilience in the brain, leading them to conclude that this critical human trait can be learned.

Take-Aways

  • Almost everyone experiences traumatic events, but people respond to them in various ways.
  • Resilient and nonresilient people may differ at the neurobiological level.
  • Understanding the “neurobiological basis” of resilience might reveal how people can become more resilient.

About the Author

Laura Moreno-López, PhD is a Wolfe Health Neuroscience Fellow and Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, where she studies “resilient functioning” in traumatized adolescents and young adults.


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