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A new research shows that worrying is good for the brain and is vital for human survival, the Daily Telegraph reported.

A study of 42 people found the worst sufferers of a common anxiety disorder to have a higher IQ than those whose symptoms were less severe.

The findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience.

Psychiatrist Professor Jeremy Coplan of SUNY Downstate Medical Centre, said: "In essence, worries may make people take no chances and such people in turn then may have higher survival rates." （點擊《每日電訊報》查看原文）

憂慮并非壞事

???????據英國《每日電訊報》報道，最新研究顯示，憂慮不僅有益大腦功能，并且關乎人類生存。

???????科學家對42名患上常見焦慮癥的病人進行研究后發現，癥狀最嚴重的病人比狀況稍好的病人智商要高。

???????這項研究已發表在《進化神經系統前沿》雜志上。

???????紐約州立大學州南部醫學中心的精神病學教授杰瑞米·科普蘭稱：“歸根結底，憂慮使人謹慎行事，因此，他們的生存幾率更高。”

(China.org.cn April 18, 2012)