#381 樂觀腦 The Optimistic Brain

樂觀 lèguān – optimistic; having a positive outlook

悲觀 bēiguān – pessimistic; having a negative outlook

一致 yízhì – consistent; in agreement; uniform

情境 qíngjìng – situation; context; scenario

內側前額葉皮質 nèicè qián’é yè pízhì – medial prefrontal cortex

腦波 nǎobō – brainwave; electrical activity in the brain

聚焦 jùjiāo – to focus; to concentrate (on something)

分散 fēnsàn – to scatter; to disperse; to spread out

樂觀收斂 lèguān shōuliǎn – optimism convergence (a research term describing how optimistic people’s brain activity converges when imagining the future)

托爾斯泰 Tuō’ěrsītài – Leo Tolstoy (a Russian writer and philosopher)

想開一點 xiǎng kāi yìdiǎn – to think more positively; to not take things too seriously; to let go of worries

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