Then there are positive channels as well.
也有積極的渠道
What are the positive channels? Benefit finder. A person who is able to find benefit even in the hard circumstances.
積極的渠道是什么?積極者,一個即使在困難環(huán)境也能發(fā)現(xiàn)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.
也許不會說塞翁失馬,焉知非福,但他會從發(fā)生的事情中尋找恩惠。樂觀主義者
Again, much larger, much wider channels for optimism. And the experiences gravitate toward there.
樂觀主義的渠道更大更寬。經(jīng)驗流向那里
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.
今天我們對大腦的認識更多。這些渠道存在在哪里?我給大家舉個眾所周知的例子
One of the things that we know is that people who have more action on the left side of the prefrontal cortex,
我們都知道,經(jīng)常使用左側(cè)前額皮質(zhì)的人
compared to the right side of the prefrontal cortex, are general happier. More susceptible to positive emotions,
和經(jīng)常使用右側(cè)前額皮質(zhì)的人相比要更快樂,更易受積極情緒的影響,
more resilient in phase of painful emotions. More activation here, prefrontal cortex, compared to the right side of the prefrontal cortex.
對痛苦情緒的適應(yīng)性更強。前額皮質(zhì)這部分的活動更多,與右側(cè)前額皮質(zhì)相比
People who have more activation on the right side compard to the left of the prefrontal cortex are generally more depressed.
右側(cè)活動更多的人和左側(cè)活動更多的人相比要更壓抑

Now we know that today because we have FMRI, because we have EEG.
今天我們知道這些,是因為有功能性磁共振成像,因為我們有腦電圖
We can see how much the brain works on each side.
能看到大腦兩側(cè)的運作
But we knew that already hundreds of years ago.
但幾百年前,我們已經(jīng)知道這一點了
We knew that this side is associated with positive emotions,
我們知道這邊與積極情緒有關(guān)
and more activation on this side of the front, is associated with painful emotions. How?
前額皮質(zhì)這側(cè)的活動越多,與痛苦情緒相關(guān)聯(lián)。怎么知道的
Because when people, for example were in an accident,
因為人們發(fā)生意外時
and the accident happened to them and the left side of the prefrontal cortex was damaged, very often they became more depressed.
意外發(fā)生在他們身上,左側(cè)前額皮質(zhì)受損時,他們經(jīng)常變得更抑郁
Because they had more activation on the right side as a result.
因為右側(cè)的活動更多