Lessons from Covid-19: Could a New Normal lead to better brains, bodies and societies?
Image courtesy of Pixabay
__
In the age of Covid-19, what is the new normal? How many of us have been experiencing the heady cocktail of confusion, anxiety, and even some surprising moments of respite from our recent-past busy rise-and-grind, hustle culture routines?
Our social media feeds are filled with urgent and often conflicting imperatives to change our routines and to direct increased vigilance:
don’t touch your face, wash our hands-don’t be obsessive though;
cover our coughs with your elbow-not a tissue;
social distance-with no interaction, or maybe with some interaction, just watch for your local businesses as you’re sheltering-in; and
no matter what, don’t panic—you should be scared, but please, stay calm.
–> Keep reading my new article, co-authored with Dr. Karen S. Rommelfanger, over at Emory University’s Neuroethics blog: LESSONS FROM COVID-19: COULD A NEW NORMAL LEAD TO BETTER BRAINS, BODIES, AND SOCIETIES?
Related resources on stress, physical and mental health:
Exploring the human brain and how it responds to stress (1/3)
On World Health Day 2020, let’s discuss the stress response and the General Adaptation Syndrome (2/3)
The frontal lobes, the little brain down under and “Stayin’ Alive” (3/3)
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness anxiety confusion COVID-19 Emory-University mental health Neuroethics new normal Source Type: blogs