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One explanation for this is that happiness is not the brain's default and normal state of mind, whereas the Evolutionary psychologists claim that suffering is. Suffering in the form of everyday stress, hurt, anger, loneliness, worry and disappointment experienced by the layperson is thought to be the side effect of strategies that helped human ...
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The concept of happiness has been around for millennia. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the science behind it in a new season of the Chasing Life podcast
The brain is made up of two halves. Every half's amygdala is made up of a small, round structures located closer to the forehead than ( anterior to) the hippocampus , near the temporal lobes . The amygdalae are involved in detecting and learning which parts of our surroundings are important and have emotional significance.
Overthinking is a maladaptive strategy to deal with anxiety. You overanalyze an issue to the point where it’s unhelpful and may even be harmful, says Shelly Smith-Acuña, PhD, professor, and ...
Hedonic adaptation is an event or mechanism that reduces the affective impact of substantial emotional events. Generally, hedonic adaptation involves a happiness "set point", whereby humans generally maintain a constant level of happiness throughout their lives, despite events that occur in their environment.
Neuroticism is a personality trait associated with negative emotions. It is one of the Big Five traits. Individuals with high scores on neuroticism are more likely than average to experience such feelings as anxiety, worry, fear, anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, pessimism, guilt, depressed mood, and loneliness. [1]
Lesions rarely are localized and can affect large areas of the brain. Processing in the brain is generally not localized and requires many areas of the brain to process. Furthermore, lesioning may interfere with pathways that span the lesion site. Thus, lesions are not always a good way to determine what specific brain areas do.