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Scientists from Cornell University during the research proved for the first time that the disastrous events occurring in a person’s life, have negative effect on a brain not only of those people who were in an epicenter of the disaster.
Such conclusion was made by scientists as a result of tomographies of a brain of several dozens of persons - New York inhabitants. These people on September, 11, 2001, were in the thick of things. They witnessed the destruction of the glorified skyscrapers and people deaths.
Scientists mark, that it has been already known earlier, that disaster victims and witnesses frequently suffer depressions, posttraumatic syndromes and other psychological deviations. But this research has shown also, the change of that part of a brain which is responsible for emotion of fear. Researches tested also people, who didn’t witness the tragedy.
As a result of research, its authors have drawn a conclusion that the brain is changed even if people were not victims of the event. In fact, in case of the strong stress these people also can face psychological problems.