Then there are positive channels as well.
也有积极的渠道
What are the positive channels? Benefit finder. A person who is able to find benefit even in the hard circumstances.
积极的渠道是什么?积极者,一个即使在困难环境也能发现恩惠的人
May not say that the things happen for the best, but something, but people made the best of things happen. The optimist.
也许不会说塞翁失马,焉知非福,但他会从发生的事情中寻找恩惠。乐观主义者
Again, much larger, much wider channels for optimism. And the experiences gravitate toward there.
乐观主义的渠道更大更宽。经验流向那里
Today we know much more how the brain works. And where these channels exist? so let me give you an example of the one of the things we know.
今天我们对大脑的认识更多。这些渠道存在在哪里?我给大家举个众所周知的例子
One of the things that we know is that people who have more action on the left side of the prefrontal cortex,
我们都知道,经常使用左侧前额皮质的人
compared to the right side of the prefrontal cortex, are general happier. More susceptible to positive emotions,
和经常使用右侧前额皮质的人相比要更快乐,更易受积极情绪的影响,
more resilient in phase of painful emotions. More activation here, prefrontal cortex, compared to the right side of the prefrontal cortex.
对痛苦情绪的适应性更强。前额皮质这部分的活动更多,与右侧前额皮质相比
People who have more activation on the right side compard to the left of the prefrontal cortex are generally more depressed.
右侧活动更多的人和左侧活动更多的人相比要更压抑
Now we know that today because we have FMRI, because we have EEG.
今天我们知道这些,是因为有功能性磁共振成像,因为我们有脑电图
We can see how much the brain works on each side.
能看到大脑两侧的运作
But we knew that already hundreds of years ago.
但几百年前,我们已经知道这一点了
We knew that this side is associated with positive emotions,
我们知道这边与积极情绪有关
and more activation on this side of the front, is associated with painful emotions. How?
前额皮质这侧的活动越多,与痛苦情绪相关联。怎么知道的
Because when people, for example were in an accident,
因为人们发生意外时
and the accident happened to them and the left side of the prefrontal cortex was damaged, very often they became more depressed.
意外发生在他们身上,左侧前额皮质受损时,他们经常变得更抑郁
Because they had more activation on the right side as a result.
因为右侧的活动更多