Change resistance is neurologically determined.

The dizzying pace of changes in our way of life is absolutely overwhelming for the vast majority of human beings, today more than ever, nothing is as it used to be, and there are no longer models of certainty that gave a certain peace of mind during the development of life.

Our brain is the fundamental organ that performs the adaptive functions for life and survival in totally unknown environments, with demands and dynamics never seen before. Human beings know that our strength lies in the gregarious characteristic of our way of life, this essential development of empowering ourselves by complementing our skills and knowledge, has allowed us to reach the top of the evolutionary scale on Planet Earth, and with this, we have the responsibility to be very careful with other necessary life members, as well as the environment, on which we depend.

The Brain of mammals has been necessarily evolving for adaptation, since, as we move we have been encountering unexplored territories, situations, and unforeseen circumstances, for which we need to improvise strategies to stay alive, and the best way to cover our basic needs, (initially as hominids), has always been through association with others, in such a way that the strengths and skills of some could complement and cover the weaknesses of others in the clan, achieving safer survival environments, compared to the great challenges of natural environments plagued by predators desperate for easy prey.

The basic constitution of the brain is the neurons, and the mode of operation is precisely in a network, therefore a neuron only makes sense if it manages to connect or communicate with others to fulfill its function. In the same way, we Homo Sapiens have learned that only by creating social bonds can we overcome our deficiencies and strengthen bonds that establish safe relationships for survival, procreation, and care of the offspring. Neural networks then found the best strategy by consolidating learnings that had emotional influences into memories of easy and quick access at crucial moments, then the Limbic System was developed to warn us of dangers and predispose the body to fight or flight, thus saving the body, individuals and the established community.

It was so important not to forget signs of danger, also places to get food and water, or strategies to obtain better products from the hunts. Therefore, and considering the energy economy, since our brain weighs only 2% of our body, but consumes approximately 20% of the oxygen and energy that enters our body, neural associations (neurofusion) were created to record procedures, habits, customs, and knowledge available at all times. On the contrary, to modify the neuronal circuit, an extra effort is required, since the brain area that can modify these routines is the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) and its operation implies a higher energy cost since it must process millions of simultaneous activations, and inhibit those that make up the habitual neuronal path registered as habits, which previously worked to keep us alive and safe.

It is not surprising that in the face of unforeseen scenarios and confronting with higher energy consumption requirements, the brain opts for the economy of what is already known that makes up our arsenal of unconscious behaviors to keep us in the "safe zone", which does not imply that it is a comfort zone. It may be that security has been associated, for example, with a certain profession that ensures our income, and that we deploy with some ease for having introjected the basic knowledge that gave us some skill and ease with repetitions and experiences. The problem emerges when the context changes and we need to learn new modes of adaptation that require a lot of attention, repetition, and motivation in order to establish new skills that will eventually replace habits that are no longer functional. There is no change without learning and you cannot learn without focusing, paying conscious attention, and really wanting to modify our automatisms, known as motivation.

To leave the "safety zone", it is necessary to go through one of uncertainty, which we can call a transition until we manage to expand our space of influence and domain, which will become the new safety zone, and to automate learning we must have disconnected the neuro functions that determined the old automatic behaviors. The brain works in a "use it or lose it" mode.

The encouraging thing about the subject is that today «Neuroplasticity» is recognized as an intrinsic property of the human brain, which is constantly modifying itself, it is therefore extremely important to be aware of the fact that we are influencing brain morphology with each thinking, attention, and practice when acquiring new skills. Of course, it is cheaper to repeat behaviors and hold opinions and beliefs that lead us to the conviction of being right, even in the face of concrete evidence that our behavioral anachronism in unexpected or complex situations.