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Neuroscience specialist Estanislao Bachrach: “The path to discovery does not come on its own”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Estanislao Bachrach said personal discovery requires deliberate effort and described therapy as central to his own development.
  • He linked meditation and breathing exercises to changes in attention and said scientific evidence supports their benefits for well-being.
  • Bachrach described frustration as a normal part of life and urged parents to help adolescents recognize difficult emotions and seek support.

Estanislao Bachrach says self-discovery does not happen automatically. “The path to discovery does not come on its own, one has to set out to find it,” the molecular biologist and neuroscience specialist told LA NACION, describing therapy as his own route toward greater self-understanding.

The path to discovery does not come on its own, one has to set out to find it. In my case, it was the classic Buenos Aires route: through therapy.

· Estanislao BachrachHe described how therapy contributed to his personal development.

He said that process involved moving from thinking to feeling, which helped him make choices he regretted less. His professional path later moved beyond the strict academic framework of molecular biology toward an approach incorporating meditation and breathing.

The shift accelerated during quarantine. Bachrach began investigating the relationship between body and mind and reconsidering the role of the body beyond simply carrying the brain. His experience with chronic pain also led to a distinction between pain itself and the suffering that accompanied it, with help from a cognitive behavioral therapist.

It means moving from thinking to feeling, and you start choosing a little better. Put another way, you begin to regret the decisions you make less.

· Estanislao BachrachHe explained what personal change meant for him.

Bachrach said meditation and changes in breathing patterns have strong scientific support as ways to improve general well-being. Over time, he said, meditation can alter the structure and sometimes the function of certain brain areas, particularly attention, because it involves bringing attention to a single place.

Frustration is normal. The issue is being able to say so and seek help.

· Estanislao BachrachHe discussed how adolescents can learn to manage difficult emotions.

On raising adolescents, Bachrach said emotions should not be divided into positive and negative categories. Frustration, he argued, is normal, and young people should learn that unpleasant experiences are part of life. He also stressed the importance of parental presence before children reach adolescence.

You begin to modify the structure and, sometimes, the function of certain areas of the brain, especially attention, because meditating means bringing attention to one place.

· Estanislao BachrachHe described the long-term effects he associates with meditation.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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