Prefrontal Cortex
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10 statements about Prefrontal Cortex, every show
McDonald: Stress from negative thoughts can shrink the prefrontal cortex
“Negative thoughts in general, not just complaining, judging, criticizing but negative thoughts in general, they lead to this stress that actually can shrink your prefrontal cortex.”
McDonald: Labeling an emotional state activates the prefrontal cortex
“And just identifying it, actually labeling it, activates the prefrontal cortex, and then you bring your logical brain back online”
Brooks: Enjoyment Requires Combining Pleasure With Social Connection and Memory
“One is enjoyment, which is not pleasure. It's pleasure plus people plus memory. It's, you know, pleasure doesn't lead you to happiness, The pursuit of pleasure leads you to rehab, but when you actually add people and memory to it, you transfer the experience o…”
Dr. Zahrai: Affective Labeling Re-Engages the Prefrontal Cortex During Stress
“You're actually taking yourself out of the state, reengaging your prefrontal cortex, and you simply say, I am noticing, I am feeling, I am experiencing, or you can even describe the physiological state.”
Brooks: Pausing Lets Slow Prefrontal Cortex Override Fast Limbic Reactions
“Your limbic system is fast. Your prefrontal cortex is slow. Let your prefrontal cortex catch up, and you can manage a lot of your negative emotions. Use them in an appropriate way. React the way that you want to. You'll get a lot happier.”
LaPointe: Concrete user stakes activate the brain's empathy centers
“If I tell your brain, Here are the people counting on you to get this right, Lenny. Your brain activates a region called the anterior insular cortex, which starts to think about other people in the context of the solution you're creating. And if I say we are h…”
Parr: Gratitude triggers dopamine release in prefrontal cortex to boost motivation
“Basically there's something about like the prefrontal cortex and how gratitude actually releases dopamine and it's proven to make you more motivated and happy.”
Brooks: Happiness and unhappiness are processed in different prefrontal hemispheres
“Happiness and unhappiness are, as cognitions are processed in different hemispheres of the prefrontal cortex. Literally, a different part of your brain is lighting up when you're having unhappy feelings as opposed to happy feelings.”
Markham: Delaying gratification builds neural pathways for self-regulation in children
“They learn that they can give up something they want in the immediate moment for something they want more. And they build, that's actually building neural pathways between the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system. So they become better able to self-regulate…”