Robert Sapolsky
3 articles
IF 2 HW 1
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IF contemplative neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Gratitude: How Appreciation Rewires the Brain's Threat Detection System
The human brain has a negativity bias. This is not a moral failing or a character flaw.
15 min · 1 researchers · 17 concepts
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HW functional medicine
Mind-Body Medicine: The Science of Healing From Within
In 1975, psychologist Robert Ader and immunologist Nicholas Cohen at the University of Rochester designed an experiment that was supposed to be about taste aversion. They gave rats saccharin-sweetened water paired with cyclophosphamide — an immunosuppressive drug that also causes nausea.
12 min · 7 researchers · 34 concepts
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IF trauma neuroscience
The Myth of Normal: Gabor Mate and the Trauma That Hides in Plain Sight
Imagine a world where every computer ships with the same malware pre-installed. The malware slows processing, corrupts memory, causes random crashes, and degrades performance over time.
16 min · 2 researchers · 22 concepts