limbic system
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hubermanlabMar 2, 2026Unlearning Negative Thought Patterns, Cultivating Distress Tolerance, and Navigating the Digital Self
PsychologyTendency changeWillpowerPsychotherapyNarcissistic personality disorder
HealthyGamerGGFeb 25, 2026Overcoming Defensiveness: Navigating Criticism and Separating Identity from Mistakes
Self-DevelopmentDefensivenessEmotional activationNeurodiversityADHD- hubermanlabJan 22, 2026
Understanding and Healing Trauma: From Evolutionary Roots to Modern Therapeutic Approaches
PsychologyTrauma (definition)Coping skillsBrain changes (due to trauma)Guilt 
ChrisWillxJan 8, 2026The Biology of Happiness & Unhappiness: Managing Emotions and Worldly Idols
PsychologyPsychology as biologyLimbic systemDorsal anterior cingulate cortexNegative emotions as productive- HealthyGamerGGDec 15, 2025
This Isn’t Anxiety, It’s ADHD: Understanding Dread and Adaptive Trauma Responses
PsychologyADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)NeurotypicalSensory Attentional DisorderEmotional Dysregulation - HealthyGamerGGNov 26, 2025
How To Actually Process Your Emotions: Reprogramming Your Brain Beyond Willpower and Numbing
PsychologyEmotional processingEmotional numbingMaladaptive programmingAmygdala 
DrTraceyMarksNov 19, 2025Your Brain On Holiday Loneliness: Understanding the Biological Signal and a 7-Step Fix
PsychologyExpectation versus reality gapSocial pain networkAnterior cingulate cortexComparison bias- HealthyGamerGGOct 16, 2025
The Dopamine Deficit: How Social Media Platforms Engineer Boredom and How to Reclaim Enjoyment
PsychologyDopamine cravingDopamine withdrawalDopaminergic transmissionNucleus accumbens - hubermanlabOct 13, 2025
Protecting and Improving Hearing & Brain Health: The Auditory System, Tinnitus, and Dementia Link with Dr. Konstantina Stankovic
HealthHearing lossDementiaTinnitusAuditory system - HealthyGamerGGJun 29, 2025
How to Break Free From Life's Endless Cycles: A Buddhist and Neuroscientific Approach to Non-Reactivity
PsychologySelf-perpetuating cyclesThe Two Arrows (Buddhist teaching)Internal reactionsNon-reactivity - HealthyGamerGGJun 24, 2025
The Scientific Utility of Dreams: Unlocking Subconscious Information and Emotional Processing
PsychologyDream interpretation (scientific approach)Subconscious information processingEmotional suppressionIntuition (as unprocessed information) - HealthyGamerGGJun 1, 2025
How Your Perception is Destroying Your Motivation: The Thalamus, Klishta, and Cultivating Reality
PsychologyMotivationPerceptionDisciplineHabits 
drekbergMay 2, 202510 Subtle Heart Attack Signs Most People Miss: Understanding Gender Differences and Physiological Mechanisms
HealthHeart attackCardiac arrestCoronary arteriesPlaque rupture- HealthyGamerGGMar 4, 2025
Deconstructing Inaction: The Self-Loathing Man's Path to Radical Transformation
PsychologySelf-loathing man of inactionState of limboWrong actionMental action / Mental karmas - HealthyGamerGGJan 10, 2025
Overcoming Addiction: The Addict's Brain, Recovery Rules, and Life Transformation
PsychologyAddict's brainDenialDeal-makingPerception of control - DrTraceyMarksDec 4, 2024
How To Transform Your Mental Health: The Hidden Power of Dreams
PsychologyREM sleepVisual cortexLimbic systemPrefrontal cortex - HealthyGamerGGNov 2, 2024
Unpacking End-Stage Screen Addiction: Terminal Boredom, Introspective Failure, and the Illusion of Willpower
PsychologyEnd-stage screen addictionTerminal boredomIntrospective failureDopamine downregulation - HealthyGamerGGSep 21, 2024
The True Nature of Therapy: Undoing Childhood Gaslighting, Not Creating It
PsychologyGaslighting (external)Self-gaslighting (misconception)Childhood conditioningNegative self-beliefs 
lexfridmanAug 2, 2024Neuralink's Human Implants, AI Symbiosis, and the Future of Human Experience with Elon Musk
TechnologyNeuralink implantBits per second (BPS)ElectrodesAI-human symbiosis- HealthyGamerGGMar 30, 2024
The Neuroscientific Link Between ADHD and Obesity: Mechanisms and Interventions
PsychologyMind-Body ConnectionAltered Reward ProcessingDopaminergic CircuitryPrefrontal Cortex (PFC) - HealthyGamerGGMar 22, 2024
Addressing Forgetfulness and Defiance in ADHD Children Through Brain-Based Habit Formation
PsychologyNeurodiversityADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)Frontal LobesCognitive Exhaustion - HealthyGamerGGMar 19, 2024
Overcoming Analysis Paralysis: The Neuroeconomics of Decision Making and Loss Aversion
PsychologyAnalysis paralysisLoss aversionNeuroeconomicsVentral Tegmental Area (VTA) - HealthyGamerGGFeb 7, 2024
Beyond Dopamine Detox: Leveraging Brain Circuits for Sustained Motivation and Behavioral Control
PsychologyDopamineNucleus AccumbensBehavioral ReinforcementDopamine Depletion - HealthyGamerGGFeb 3, 2024
Beyond Bedtime Routines: The Physiology and Psychology of True Sleep
PsychologySleep hygieneReticular Activating System (RAS)Circadian rhythmMelatonin suppression - HealthyGamerGGDec 16, 2023
Overcoming Antisocial Loneliness: Strategies for Enjoyable Social Interaction in a Disconnected World
PsychologyAntisocial lonelinessEmotional dysregulationEcho chambersRadicalization 
psychacksDec 1, 2023Understanding Emotional Detachment: The Key to Resilience and Effective Decision-Making
PsychologyEmotional DetachmentEmotional AmputationEmotional FusionImpermanence- HealthyGamerGGOct 24, 2023
The Internal Barriers to Success: Why External Formulas Fail and How to Truly Become Awesome
Self-Development10,000-hour ruleBiohackingBrain hackingNootropics - HealthyGamerGGSep 8, 2023
Discipline as an Emotion: Cultivating Resolve through Yogic Principles and Modern Neuroscience
Self-DevelopmentDiscipline (as emotion)Resolve (emotion)WillpowerHabit - HealthyGamerGGJul 31, 2023
Boundaries Don't Work: A Strategic Approach to Managing Manipulative Relationships
PsychologyHealthy Boundaries (conventional)Power DynamicsNarcissistic Defense MechanismsEmotional Reinforcement - DrTraceyMarksMay 31, 2023
Harnessing Your Five Senses for Anxiety Reduction and Self-Care
PsychologySensory inputEmotional regulationGuided visualizationMandala coloring - lexfridmanApr 21, 2023
Manolis Kellis on Human Irreplaceability, Evolutionary Layers, and AI as the Next Stage of Information Processing
ScienceAI AlignmentHuman IrreplaceabilityEvolutionary BaggageCognitive Layer - HealthyGamerGGMar 12, 2023
Rejection Sensitivity: Understanding Its Origins, Manifestations, and Strategies for Reprogramming Adult Relationships
PsychologyRejection Sensitivity (RS)Adaptive survival mechanismHypervigilanceAnxious expectation - HealthyGamerGGFeb 6, 2023
The Purpose Paradox: Reclaiming Inner Direction in an Age of Externalized Attention
Self-DevelopmentPurposelessnessAnti-work movementSigma grind setFinancial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) 
DocSnipesJan 18, 2023How Trauma Reprograms the Vagus Nerve & Orienting Reflex: Healing Strategies
PsychologyVagus NerveOrienting ReflexHPA AxisLimbic System- DocSnipesJan 11, 2023
The Brain, Vagus Nerve, HP Axes, and Neurotransmitters: An Integrated Mind-Body Connection Training
HealthMind-body connectionHP axes (HPA, HPT, HPG)Vagus nerveGut microbiome - HealthyGamerGGNov 8, 2022
How to Counteract Morning Negative Thoughts: Distraction, Engagement, and Methodical Processing
Self-DevelopmentNegative thoughtsMorning routineMood disorderDepressive episode - HealthyGamerGGSep 18, 2022
Overcoming the Need for Everything to Feel Worthwhile: Abandoning Expectations and Separating Actions from Feelings
PsychologyWorthwhile-ness imperativeExpectation-disappointment cycleLimbic system suppressionRandom reinforcement schedule - HealthyGamerGGJul 14, 2022
Overcoming Anhedonia: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Emotional Numbness and Practical Steps to Recalibrate
PsychologyAnhedoniaEmotional NumbnessVentromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC)Nucleus Accumbens - HealthyGamerGGJun 21, 2022
The Psychological Impact of Dating Rejection and the Pitfalls of Emotionally-Driven Conclusions
RelationshipsEmotional learningLimbic systemAmygdalaCerebral cortex - DocSnipesJun 19, 2022
The Addictive Process: Defining Addiction, Brain Changes, Conditioning, and Stages of Recovery
HealthAddiction (ASAM 2019 definition)Chronic medical diseaseNeurochemistryLimbic system - HealthyGamerGGJun 11, 2022
What TikTok Does to Your Brain: The Psychology of Partial Reinforcement, Isolated Stimulation, and Digital Addiction
PsychologySensory overloadPartial reinforcementRandom reinforcement scheduleLoot boxes - lexfridmanDec 23, 2021
Python's Elegance, the Cybernetic Era, and the Virtuality of Human Experience
TechnologyPython ecosystemHigher-order programmingFirst-class functionsProductive scripting language - DrTraceyMarksSep 22, 2021
Magnesium for Anxiety and Depression: The Science Says Yes!
HealthEssential mineralsNeurotransmittersNMDA receptor blockerBrain-Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF) - DrTraceyMarksSep 8, 2021
Overcoming Social Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Avoidance and Safety Behaviors
PsychologySocial anxiety disorderNegative criticism fearAvoidance behaviorsSafety behaviors - HealthyGamerGGAug 7, 2021
How Suppressed Emotions Hijack Logical Thinking and Lead to Irrationality
PsychologyRationalityEmotionalityReciprocal inhibitionLimbic system - HealthyGamerGGMay 1, 2021
Psychiatrist Explains the Neurobiology of Social Anxiety from Bullying and How to Overcome It
PsychologySocial AnxietyBullyingAmygdalaLimbic System - DocSnipesDec 6, 2020
The Interconnected Systems: Brain, Hormones, and Neurotransmitters in Cognitive and Mood Functioning
HealthLimbic systemFrontal cortexHypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axisGut-brain axis - lexfridmanNov 14, 2019
Elon Musk's Brain Model: Limbic System, Cerebral Cortex, and a Tertiary Layer of Digital Super-Intelligence
NeuroscienceLimbic SystemCerebral CortexDigital Super-IntelligenceBiological Neural Net - lexfridmanNov 12, 2019
Elon Musk on Neuralink, AI, Autopilot, Consciousness, and Humanity's Existential Future
TechnologyConsciousnessScientific MethodArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital Superintelligence - DocSnipesOct 16, 2019
The Bi-directional Mind-Body Connection: How Health, Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors Interact
PsychologyMind-body connectionAutonomic Nervous System (ANS)Sympathetic Nervous SystemParasympathetic Nervous System - DocSnipesMay 29, 2019
The Mind-Body Interaction: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health
HealthBiopsychosocial approachHPA axisGut-brain axisNeurotransmitters - DrTraceyMarksOct 10, 2018
Aromatherapy for Anxiety: Unpacking Its Mechanisms and Practical Applications
HealthAromatherapyEssential oilsVolatile organic compoundsOlfactory nerve - DocSnipesOct 22, 2013
Neurobiological Foundations of Addiction: Triggers, Cravings, and Recovery Pathways for Counselors
PsychologyLimbic systemReward centerDopamine releasePrefrontal cortex (PFC) - hubermanlab
Understanding and Healing Trauma: A Holistic Approach to Life's Challenges with Dr. Paul Conti
PsychologyTrauma (clinical definition)Coping skillsBrain function changesHypervigilance - HealthyGamerGG
Understanding and Addressing Emotional Numbness: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
PsychologyEmotional NumbnessDifferential DiagnosisNeurotransmitters (Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine)Limbic System (Amygdala)
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