This has left us with a legacy of a brain that is good for overcoming danger and life-threatening situations, what some researchers call the catastrophic brain—a brain that was on the constant lookout for things that might go wrong, things that might be a threat to our survival, a brain that might tend to ignore the good things in life, in favor of the bad, good at sensing the tiny pebble in our shoe but not as good for appreciating the beautiful sunset or scenery we encounter as we stroll.
