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　　标题：NeuroticPeopleHaveASurprisingMentalAdvantage
　　作者：DrJeremyDean
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　　Highlevelsofcreativitymaygohandinhandwithneuroticism，anewstudyfinds。
　　It’sbecausetheareaofthebrainwhichislinkedtocreativityalsohasthetendencytooverthinkthingsandworry。
　　Neuroticismischaracterisedbynegativethinkinginarangeofareas。
　　Foralongtimeneuroticpeoplewerethoughttohaveaheightenedperceptiontothreat。
　　Thisdoesn’tfitthefacts，though，explainsDrAdamPerkins，thestudy’sfirstauthor，said：
　　it’sprettydifficulttoexplainneuroticismintermsofmagnifiedthreatperceptionbecausehighscorersoftenfeelunhappyinsituationswherethereisnothreatatall。
　　Thesecondproblemis，there’andsowhyshouldhavingamagnifiedviewofthreatobjectsmakeyougoodatcomingupwithnewideas？
　　Theneuroscientistsnoticed，though，thatneuroticpeoplehavehighactivityinpartofthemedialprefrontalcortex。
　　Thisareaisalsoimportantinselfgeneratedthoughts。
　　DrAdamPerkinssaid：
　　Itoccurredtomethatifyouhappentohaveapreponderanceofnegativelyhuedselfgeneratedthoughtsduetohighlevelsofspontaneousactivityinthepartsofthemedialprefrontalcortexthatgovernconsciousperceptionofthreatandyoualsohaveatendencytoswitchtopanicsoonerthanaveragepeople，duetopossessingespeciallyhighreactivityinthebasolateralnucleioftheamygdale，thenthatmeansyoucanexperienceintensenegativeemotionsevenwhenthere’snothreatpresent。
　　Thiscouldmeanthatforspecificneuralreasons，highscorersonneuroticismhaveahighlyactiveimagination，whichactsasabuiltinthreatgenerator。
　　Thiscouldhelptoexplainthepositiveaspectsofneuroticism。
　　DrPerkinssaid：
　　We’restillalongwayofffromfullyexplainingneuroticism，andwe’renotofferingalloftheanswers，butwehopethatournewtheorywillhelppeoplemakesenseoftheirownexperiences，andshowthatalthoughbeinghighlyneuroticisbydefinitionunpleasant，italsohascreativebenefits。
　　Hopefullyourtheorywillalsostimulatenewresearchasitprovidesuswithastraightforwardunifyingframeworktotietogetherthecreativeaspectsofneuroticismwithitsemotionalaspects。
　　ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalTrendsinCognitiveSciences。