Caring for your prefrontal cortex

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When the PFC is depleted in situations like the ones you just considered, other parts of the brain respond by:

• creating an overly simple model of the world that is easy to understand
• relying on biases and shortcuts
• seeking dopamine, possibly at the expense of others
• making assumptions and believing them
• being more easily triggered

Long term stresses on the PFC can cause stress-related illnesses, forgetfulness, burn out and difficulty learning something new. We need to pro-actively take care of the PFC to keep it functioning well.