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Unhealthy optimism or why pessimism is useful
This part of the brain is involved in suppressing emotional reactions, controlling feelings of fear, and is responsible for decision-making. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is the anterior middle part of the frontal cortex. It is part of the network of the passive mode of the brain. As described in the article, he is responsible for regulating feelings of risk, fears and making moral decisions. In fact, this part of the brain can be activated against the background of negative thinking and perception of life. In certain proportions, pessimism is a variant of the norm when such a view of the world does not prevail, but exists at the level of critical thinking. In this case, a person better analyzes the risks and knows how to prevent mistakes, which is precisely the feature of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex