Charan Ranganath

It's a process of cultivation and it's a process of appraisal. And so, I mean, this is, I think, I'm not a wellness guru or anything, but it's like I think this is one of the cool things about mindfulness training is it forces you to take the mundane and be curious about it. And when you start paying attention to your breathing, my friend Mishi Jha has really kind of turned me on to this.

It's a process of cultivation and it's a process of appraisal. And so, I mean, this is, I think, I'm not a wellness guru or anything, but it's like I think this is one of the cool things about mindfulness training is it forces you to take the mundane and be curious about it. And when you start paying attention to your breathing, my friend Mishi Jha has really kind of turned me on to this.

It's a process of cultivation and it's a process of appraisal. And so, I mean, this is, I think, I'm not a wellness guru or anything, but it's like I think this is one of the cool things about mindfulness training is it forces you to take the mundane and be curious about it. And when you start paying attention to your breathing, my friend Mishi Jha has really kind of turned me on to this.

She wrote a book on mindfulness and meditation. And one of the things that happens is you're breathing and you realize, wait a minute. This one isn't the same as the last one, right? Or you can do these meditation. I'm sure you've done this, right? This part of like the sound is different. I'll sit in the backyard doing, thanks to you, I do this morning 10 minute thing.

She wrote a book on mindfulness and meditation. And one of the things that happens is you're breathing and you realize, wait a minute. This one isn't the same as the last one, right? Or you can do these meditation. I'm sure you've done this, right? This part of like the sound is different. I'll sit in the backyard doing, thanks to you, I do this morning 10 minute thing.

She wrote a book on mindfulness and meditation. And one of the things that happens is you're breathing and you realize, wait a minute. This one isn't the same as the last one, right? Or you can do these meditation. I'm sure you've done this, right? This part of like the sound is different. I'll sit in the backyard doing, thanks to you, I do this morning 10 minute thing.

And so I'll be out in the backyard and I'll be like hearing some sound and I'll be like, oh, that sound, there's a bird there. I didn't even notice that, you know? And then there's some other sound. I'm hearing the freeway. That's annoying, but I heard it. And so these, it's really a matter of, paying attention in some ways and being open to it.

And so I'll be out in the backyard and I'll be like hearing some sound and I'll be like, oh, that sound, there's a bird there. I didn't even notice that, you know? And then there's some other sound. I'm hearing the freeway. That's annoying, but I heard it. And so these, it's really a matter of, paying attention in some ways and being open to it.

And so I'll be out in the backyard and I'll be like hearing some sound and I'll be like, oh, that sound, there's a bird there. I didn't even notice that, you know? And then there's some other sound. I'm hearing the freeway. That's annoying, but I heard it. And so these, it's really a matter of, paying attention in some ways and being open to it.

And I think this speaks back to this thing about as you get older, sometimes people find it scary to be in a new place. People find it scary to meet a person who's different from them or so forth. I mean, I love listening to music that's a little bit out of my comfort zone. Some people hate it, you know? So I think some of it is sort of cultivating and being comfortable with discomfort.

And I think this speaks back to this thing about as you get older, sometimes people find it scary to be in a new place. People find it scary to meet a person who's different from them or so forth. I mean, I love listening to music that's a little bit out of my comfort zone. Some people hate it, you know? So I think some of it is sort of cultivating and being comfortable with discomfort.

And I think this speaks back to this thing about as you get older, sometimes people find it scary to be in a new place. People find it scary to meet a person who's different from them or so forth. I mean, I love listening to music that's a little bit out of my comfort zone. Some people hate it, you know? So I think some of it is sort of cultivating and being comfortable with discomfort.

Well, first of all, I'll add a whole lot of other neocortical areas we can talk about.

Well, first of all, I'll add a whole lot of other neocortical areas we can talk about.

Well, first of all, I'll add a whole lot of other neocortical areas we can talk about.

Yeah, so the hippocampus is controversial. I mean, it's the most studied area of the brain, arguably, except for maybe V1. Visual cortex, V1.

Yeah, so the hippocampus is controversial. I mean, it's the most studied area of the brain, arguably, except for maybe V1. Visual cortex, V1.

Yeah, so the hippocampus is controversial. I mean, it's the most studied area of the brain, arguably, except for maybe V1. Visual cortex, V1.

I believe – and my colleagues do. I wrote a big paper with Howard – the late Howard Eichenbaum and Andy Olenas on this who – from Davis. And we believe that it's about linking various experiences to a context. And what I mean by that is you've got information about smell, high-level vision, high-level semantic knowledge information, right?

I believe – and my colleagues do. I wrote a big paper with Howard – the late Howard Eichenbaum and Andy Olenas on this who – from Davis. And we believe that it's about linking various experiences to a context. And what I mean by that is you've got information about smell, high-level vision, high-level semantic knowledge information, right?