Younger adults, however, are more likely to find negative information—or the bad news—more upsetting and more memorable than positive information—or the good news. MRI studies show that twentysomething brains react more strongly to negative information than do the brains of older adults. I told Danielle how the twentysomething brain reacts to surprise and criticism—usually emotionally and strongly and negatively—and how this makes many twentysomethings feel like, as one colleague says, leaves in the wind. A good day at work lifts us high in the air while a reprimand from a boss whips us down
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