Research reveals how negative thought could physically change the brain

A negative state of mind is known to trigger or increase stress and anxiety – and new research has revealed other rotation effects on mental and physical health.

Amen Clinical researchers, a national brain health diagnostic company, have examined brain scans and cognitive data from nearly 20,000 patients who had diagnosed with anxiety disorders.

The specialist and psychiatrist of brain disorders, Dr. Daniel Amen, was co-author of the study and is the founder of Amen Clinicals.

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People who had a higher negativity bias proved to have reduced blood flow in front, temporal and parietal lobes – essential regions for decision -making, memory and emotional regulation, according to Amen.

“The extent of physical brain abnormalities – especially in areas not linked to emotional treatment, such as the cerebellum – was striking,” he noted.

A negative state of mind is known to trigger or increase stress and anxiety – and new research has revealed other rotation effects on mental and physical health. (istock)

These more negative people have also proven to have “significantly higher levels” of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideas, emotional instability, poor memory and poor regulation of stress.

“Not only were the symptoms of mood, but the skills of real reflection – in particular memory and resilience – were compromised,” observed Amen.

“Until we started to look at the brain, we fly blind in psychiatry.”

The results were published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.

“This research supports what I have been arguing for a long time: mental illness is brain disease,” continued the researcher. “Until we started to look at the brain, we fly blind in psychiatry.”

“The study shows that people with anxiety disorders who have a strong bias of negativity – the tendency to focus more on negative than positive stimuli – demonstrate clear structural and functional anomalies in the brain.” (istock)

There were a few limits to note with this study, mainly its transversal design, which means that it captured the data of an snapshot over time rather than following the group for an extended period.

“The study shows the association, not causality,” Amen to Fox News Digital told Fox. “Although the negativity bias is correlated with the dysfunction, it does not definitively cause it.”

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Based on the results of the study, Amen stressed the importance of optimizing brain health and maintaining a more positive state of mind.

“If you want to treat mental health seriously, you have to look at the brain,” he said.

“If you want to seriously treat mental health, you have to look at the brain,” said the researcher. (istock)

“If you find yourself sliding towards negative thoughts, it may not be” stress “- it could be a sign that your brain needs help.”

The negativity bias is not only a “bad attitude”, according to Amen – “it is a neurological scheme which can relax in a cognitive and emotional breakdown in its own right.”

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“The good news? The brain is modifiable – but only if we start to look at it.”

Although the study has not plunged into the test of potential solutions, Amen noted that daily positivity practices can be beneficial.

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“Larger research suggests that exercise, meditation, omega-3 consumption, gratitude journalization and deep breathing can help reclaim the negativity over time,” he said.