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Parental Monitoring and Recovery from Brain Injuries
Monitoring children's online activities and whereabouts can reduce the risk of social media and other addictions; while the recovery from brain injuries is characterized by building new neural pathways around the damaged areas.
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Telling the truth, especially when it's hard, can help create intimacy and upregulate the prefrontal cortex, making it easier to delay gratification and hold ourselves accountable.
57:03 - 58:56 (01:53)
Summary
Telling the truth, especially when it's hard, can help create intimacy and upregulate the prefrontal cortex, making it easier to delay gratification and hold ourselves accountable.
ChapterParental Monitoring and Recovery from Brain Injuries
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast explores the neuroscience behind addiction, discussing how damaged areas of the brain never heal but recovery is identified by creating new neural pathways around these damaged areas.
58:56 - 1:02:40 (03:44)
Summary
The podcast explores the neuroscience behind addiction, discussing how damaged areas of the brain never heal but recovery is identified by creating new neural pathways around these damaged areas. The podcast also mentions interesting studies on the topic such as an anecdote about a young girl starting smoking while horse riding and how animal studies show the effect of repeated cocaine injection on rats.
ChapterParental Monitoring and Recovery from Brain Injuries
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
It is recommended to avoid giving children their own devices until they are at least 12-13 years old as it can prevent them from learning healthy coping strategies and forming social networks in real life.
1:02:41 - 1:04:12 (01:31)
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It is recommended to avoid giving children their own devices until they are at least 12-13 years old as it can prevent them from learning healthy coping strategies and forming social networks in real life. Monitoring their use is essential, and it can prevent serious addiction to social media and other things than parents who are super hands-off.
ChapterParental Monitoring and Recovery from Brain Injuries
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
The neuroscience of pleasure and pain helps us comprehend how our mind accommodates our desires and addictions.
1:04:13 - 1:06:37 (02:24)
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The neuroscience of pleasure and pain helps us comprehend how our mind accommodates our desires and addictions. With hyper-convenience, people can evade discomfort and eliminate boredom instantly, causing a dopamine overload that creates misery instead of happiness.