The neural correlates of well-being: A systematic review of the human neuroimaging and neuropsychological literature.

ABSTRACT: What it means to be well and to achieve well-being is fundamental to the human condition. Scholars of many disciplines have attempted to define well-being and to investigate the behavioral and neural correlates of well-being. Despite many decades of inquiry into well-being, much remains unknown. The study of well-being has evolved over time, shifting in focus and methodology. Many recent investigations into well-being have taken a neuroscientific approach to try to bolster understanding of this complex construct. A growing body of literature has directly examined the association between well-being and the brain. The current review synthesizes the extant literature regarding the neural correlates of trait-like well-being (i.e., the propensity to live according to one's true nature). Althoug

SUBMITTER: King ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature