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Eye movements for therapy with neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Andrew Huberman
1:02:55 - 1:15:16 (12:20)
Eye movements that are done while walking can help reduce amygdala activation, anxiety, threat reflex, and sympathetic autonomic arousal when resolving trauma or fear. EMDR can be beneficial for single-event traumas or fearful experiences, not for more extensive traumas like a bad marriage or an entire childhood.
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Narratives and stories play a critical role in reshaping and rewiring the human brain after a traumatic experience, helping to create positive associations where there were once negative ones.
1:02:55 - 1:06:50 (03:54)
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Narratives and stories play a critical role in reshaping and rewiring the human brain after a traumatic experience, helping to create positive associations where there were once negative ones. This process involves attaching a reward to the traumatic event and can lead to a sense of purpose and meaning in the experience.
ChapterEye movements for therapy with neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Andrew Huberman
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
EMDR is a beneficial therapy for single-occurrence traumas, reducing the stress and anxiety related to the event by reducing the activation of the amygdala and related brain circuitries.
1:06:50 - 1:15:16 (08:26)
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EMDR is a beneficial therapy for single-occurrence traumas, reducing the stress and anxiety related to the event by reducing the activation of the amygdala and related brain circuitries. Lateralized eye movements used during this therapy mimic self-generated motion and can reduce the amplitude of the threat reflex, thereby reducing sympathetic autonomic arousal.