Can positive thinking change the brain?













Humour: A stray curmudgeon in a field of perennial optimists that are saying things like, 'what a great day to be alive', 'things always turn out for the best' 'attitude is everything' and then this voice comes up from among the field of flowers saying, 'oh give it a rest!' Photo - cartoonstock.com

'Postive thinking' has almost become a buzz phrase.

It is something that seems hard to achieve when the chips are really down.

But there are people who can push past the negativity that accompanies the rotten times in life.

This website looks at a brain science that kicks in, which was largely disbelieved by early scientists:

http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/how-positive-thinking-re-wires-your-brain/

Neuroplasticity! What is it and how does it affect our thinking?

This is a science in relation to the brain.

In the above website, it says that neuroplasticity means that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains.

The website article called How Positive Thinking Rewires Your Brain, says the idea of neuroplasticity was first introduced by William James in 1890, and was soundly rejected by scientists who uniformly believed the brain is rigidly mapped out, with certain parts of it controlling certain functions.
If that part is dead or damaged, the function is altered or lost. Well, it appears they were wrong.

This would be true when you see some stroke victims that defy their circumstances and strive to get as much of their mobility back, after such a huge assault on the brain.

Some people just push past expected negative thinking when they are challenged by some of life's most debilitating events, which leads you to believe that there is something going on in the brain that smarts at views that victims will continue to be victims and mentally, can't get past the schtook the event has thrown them into.

Many people come to mind in my own community, who have defied the expected negative thinking and they go on to shine in their own special way, inspiring others to look at the more positive side of life.