Gratitude Changes Your Brain. Here's How

Arsh Sarao : Nov 9, 2026
The Epoch Times

[TheEpochTimes.com] Gratitude helps people see that even when life is hard, there are still things worth appreciating. Thirty-two people lay in MRI scanners and silently expressed gratitude for their mothers. They then recalled someone they resented. Researchers found that expressing gratitude slowed participants' heartbeats, a physical response associated with greater calm and increased communication between brain areas responsible for emotional regulation. The opposite, however, happened when they remembered resentment... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Image: Pexels)