posterior cingulate cortex in Podcasts

They can literally see patterns of self-hatred in like the medial prefrontal cortex, in the posterior cingulate cortex, both areas of the brain that are involved in emotional regulation, ideas about the self, autobiographical memory.

And then that alarm comes up in our system, paralyzes our prefrontal cortex. So we start thinking emotionally rather than rationally. So not only do we make more worries when we're lit up, but the rational part of our brain that would tell you, hey, those worries, they're never going to happen. That gets shut off. So we get double whammied.