How war has shaped our brains to search for threats, even in times of peace

How war has shaped our brains to search for threats, even in times of peace

There is no shortage of possible explanations given for the mental health crisis among young people. Phone use, academic pressures, even climate fears, have all been touted as cause of the rise in conditions like anxiety and depression. But neuroscientist Dr Nicholas Wright, an advisor to the UK and US military, has a different theory. Today’s societies are just too peaceful. In the world where our ancestors evolved, we were under constant threa…