The Creative Potential of Positive Stress (Eustress) When we talk about stress, the mind almost automatically summons images of exhaustion, irritation, suffocating deadlines and sleepless nights. But for the brain — this sophisticated and surprisingly pragmatic machine — efficient work does not happen only at the poles of “absolute calm” or “total chaos”. The real magic lies in the space between stillness and collapse, where there exists a vast,fertile and deeply human terri

⚡ Creativity That Emerges Under Pressure: A Neuroscientific Perspective on Emergency Stress   For a long time, we believed that creativity was synonymous with calm, contemplation and abundant time. The classic image of the "creative genius" is someone isolated, silent, without interruptions or urgencies — perhaps in a mountain cabin bathed in natural light.   But, I'm sorry to tell you, everyday human life — and neuroscience itself — tell a different story, and often a mo

🧠 Dealing with Collective Shocks Wars, attacks, natural disasters, massacres or tragedies that dominate the headlines — all these episodes leave marks that go beyond statistics. They reach something deeper: the collective nervous system.When the world seems to collapse, the brain reacts as if danger were right at the door. And even those who have not experienced the event directly can feel the effects — anxiety, anger, apathy, confusion.