The Mourning Mind.

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  • Author(s): PATUREL, AMY
  • Source:
    Discover. Sep/Oct2020, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p70-73. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 4 Cartoon or Caricatures.
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    • Subject Terms:
      CEREBRAL dominance; BRAIN; MIND & body; CLINICAL psychology; COGNITIVE therapy
    • Abstract:
      The brain rewires itself - a process called neuroplasticity - in response to emotional trauma, which has profound effects on the brain, mind and body. "So even though regions of the brain might be firing and wiring the same way after loss, the way the mind reacts - the "feeling" experience of grief - is unique to the individual." - Lisa Shulman, Neurologist BRAIN REGIONS AFFECTED BY GRIEF 1 The prefrontal cortex, the "thinking center" of the brain, is underactive. [Extracted from the article]
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