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The Power of Your Brain on Your Body
1:28:18 - 1:36:16 (07:58)
Our genetic makeup and differences between individuals make it challenging for science to give generalizable advice on diet and health. However, if we could better utilize the power of our brains through the placebo effect, we could have a greater impact on our bodies' healing and wellbeing.
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The FTO gene and its target genes, IRX3 and IRX5, play a role in determining whether adipocytes become fat-burning or fat-storing cells.
1:28:18 - 1:33:35 (05:17)
Summary
The FTO gene and its target genes, IRX3 and IRX5, play a role in determining whether adipocytes become fat-burning or fat-storing cells. While there are differences in individuals' genetic makeup, our bodies can adjust to various changes.
ChapterThe Power of Your Brain on Your Body
Episode#113 – Manolis Kellis: Human Genome and Evolutionary Dynamics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The interplay between our cognition and biology allows the brain to reduce or cure diseases through the placebo effect.
1:33:35 - 1:35:11 (01:36)
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The interplay between our cognition and biology allows the brain to reduce or cure diseases through the placebo effect. Trick your brain into thinking it's healing and it will figure out a way to heal the body.
ChapterThe Power of Your Brain on Your Body
Episode#113 – Manolis Kellis: Human Genome and Evolutionary Dynamics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The impact of stress on the human body is widely discussed but the scientific understanding of healing is largely untapped.
1:35:11 - 1:36:16 (01:05)
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The impact of stress on the human body is widely discussed but the scientific understanding of healing is largely untapped. The conversation explores the difference between how computers and biological systems store and represent information.