Affiliation:
1. Lovely Professional University, India
2. Chandigarh University, India
3. Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, India
Abstract
The chapter explores stress, resilience, and brain functioning. Understanding stress's intricate relationship with cognitive function requires understanding the brain's response. Resilience is the ability to overcome hardship and adapt to difficult conditions. Genotype environment affects resilience. It helps reduce stress's negative effects on brain function. Despite hardship, resilient people have higher cognitive, emotional, and mental health. Neuroscience has shown resilience's neuronal underpinnings. Brain rewiring and adaptation are key to resilience. Stress harms brain functioning; hence, the study emphasizes resilience and stress reduction measures. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness meditation, and social support may improve brain health and resilience. In conclusion, physiological, psychological, and neurobiological mechanisms link stress, resilience, and brain function. Understanding resilience components and neural systems might help optimize brain function in the face of life's unavoidable challenges.