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Stability through variability: Homeostatic plasticity and psychological resilience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Dennis J. L. G. Schutter ,
Miles Wischnewski  and
Harold Bekkering
Dennis J. L. G. Schutter
Affiliation:
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. d.schutter@donders.ru.nl m.wischnewski@donders.ru.nl h.bekkering@donders.ru.nl http://www.ru.nl/donders/
Miles Wischnewski
Affiliation:
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. d.schutter@donders.ru.nl m.wischnewski@donders.ru.nl h.bekkering@donders.ru.nl http://www.ru.nl/donders/
Harold Bekkering
Affiliation:
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. d.schutter@donders.ru.nl m.wischnewski@donders.ru.nl h.bekkering@donders.ru.nl http://www.ru.nl/donders/
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Abstract

According to Kalisch et al., adopting a cognitive positive appraisal style promotes internal bodily homeostasis and acts as a safeguard against the detrimental effects of stress. Here we will discuss results from recent noninvasive brain stimulation studies in humans to illustrate that homeostatic plasticity provides a neural mechanistic account for the positive appraisal style theory of resilience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e118
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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