In this episode, my guest is Robert Malenka, MD, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine who has made numerous seminal discoveries of how the brain changes (neuroplasticity) in response to learning and in response to rewarding and reinforcing experiences. We discuss the brain’s several reward systems involving dopamine…
The Sentis Brain Animation Series takes you on a tour of the brain through a series of short and sharp animations. The fifth in the series explains what is happening in our brains as we experience emotions — both the helpful and unhelpful ones! This empowering animation demonstrates that while sometimes our emotions can ‘hijack’…
This video, we talk about the psychological benefits of going to the gym. The makes you buff. You become big. Huge. Muscular. Not only does this have adverse physical benefits, it also creates advantages for you mentally and psychologically. (BTW does anyone actually read descriptions?) Also sorry about the wait on this video. Had some…
On Episode 3 of the Musashi R&D Sessions Podcast, Ross and Dhiren discuss the psychological and emotional benefits of physical activity and much more in this week’s topic – Mental Health & Exercise. For this session we are joined by Luvern Moothan, a Mental Health Clinician from his office in Perth, to dissect the effect…
Have you ever wondered, what happens to your body, when you start exercising? The changes to your body physic, your muscles, the mind, and the heart? Well in this video we are going to explore just that. They say exercise is like taking a magical pill for your brain, and that if there were ever…
Discover your happy brain power in seconds! Help others discover their power over their dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphin. Here’s a fun way to start making peace with your inner mammal. The big picture is explained in Dr. Breuning’s books, starting with: Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine,…
Serotonin vs. dopamine explained by Dr. Robert Lustig author of “The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains”. He explains the 7 key differences between pleasure and happiness and discusses the basic brain mechanisms behind various addictive products that are hacking our reward centers. For the…
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