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A Flourishing Brain in the 21st Century: A Scoping Review of the Impact of Developing Good Habits for Mind, Brain, Well‐Being, and Learning
Author(s) -
Ekman Rolf,
Fletcher Anna,
Giota Joanna,
Eriksson Axel,
Thomas Bertil,
Bååthe Fredrik
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mind, brain, and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.624
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1751-228X
pISSN - 1751-2271
DOI - 10.1111/mbe.12305
Subject(s) - flourishing , psychological resilience , repertoire , psychology , neuroplasticity , mental health , cognition , well being , developmental psychology , neuroscience , psychotherapist , physics , acoustics
Emerging scientific knowledge such as the role of epigenetics and neuroplasticity—the brain's capability to constantly rewire with every action, experience, and thought—is fundamentally changing our understanding of the potential impact we can have on our brain. Our brain is formed by our habits in interaction with our body, the environment, influenced by our lifestyle, successes, failures, and traumas. Neuroplasticity proves that every student's brain is a work in progress, and it is never too late to take better care of one's cognitive fitness. This review presents a repertoire of good habits (GHs). Combined, we suggest that these GHs provide conditions for optimal brain health, by acting as a “Mental Vaccine” which enhances the brain's resilience to brain health‐degrading challenges. We argue that schools have a crucial role to play in empowering students to increase their own stress resilience, well‐being, and learning by developing their own GHs profile.