Insight into the Brain and Resilience

<p>Today Mark is talking with Dr. Rahul Jandial. He is a brain surgeon, neuroscientist, and author. His newest book is <em>Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival</em>. Dr. Jandial speaks about many insights and revelations about life from his career in cancer surgery.</p> <p>Hear how:</p> <ul> <li>Being “hot” with your mental energy all the time is counterproductive—it will be impossible for you to make good decisions</li> <li>There are two types of resilience: systemic resilience and processive resilience—one is built through your life and the other is what you are bringing to the fight</li> <li>The brain generates new neurons, but none would grow under no stress or too much stress—it’s the moderate amount of stress that sprouts them</li> </ul> <p>Listen to this episode to get further insight into the brain from a neuroscience expert.</p>