Neurobiology of Wisdom

Ellen E. Lee; Dilip V. Jeste

doi:10.1017/9781108568272.005

4 - Neurobiology of Wisdom

from Part I - Foundations of Wisdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2019

Ellen E. Lee and

Dilip V. Jeste

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Robert J. Sternberg and

Judith Glück

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Robert J. Sternberg: Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Judith Glück: Affiliation:
Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

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This chapter describes the neurobiology of wisdom, based on its empirical definition. It briefly reviews the empirical literature of defining and assessing wisdom. The chapter then describes the history of mapping brain function to specific neuroanatomy from Gall to Brodmann. Then it discusses specific experiments of nature that illustrate how brain lesions can lead to a loss of wisdom and reviews the scientific evidence that links specific wisdom components (prosocial attitudes and behaviors, social decision-making/pragmatic knowledge of life, emotional homeostasis or regulation, reflection/self-understanding, value relativism/tolerance, acknowledgement of and dealing effectively with uncertainty and ambiguity, spirituality) with neuroanatomical structures and neurotransmitters. The chapter concludes by proposing a putative wisdom neurocircuit and discusses how structural and functional brain changes with aging may correlate to increased wisdom with aging. Ultimately, the chapter argues that wisdom has distinct neurobiological roots and better understanding of the neurocircuitry can guide future wisdom interventions.

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Information: The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom , pp. 69 - 94

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