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Dr. Karolina Westlund

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Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

is securely attached so that they have learned self regulation, being exposed to those things will not be such a big deal. But I don't think that we have the research to back up that assertion quite yet.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

is securely attached so that they have learned self regulation, being exposed to those things will not be such a big deal. But I don't think that we have the research to back up that assertion quite yet.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

And that also occurs during adolescence.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

And that also occurs during adolescence.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

And that also occurs during adolescence.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

You're touching on several different things that I think are interesting. One, that it's very much a cultural phenomenon. That in Norway, I know that you're not allowed to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons. Really? Yeah. And in Western Australia, you're not allowed not to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons or if you want to breed them.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

You're touching on several different things that I think are interesting. One, that it's very much a cultural phenomenon. That in Norway, I know that you're not allowed to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons. Really? Yeah. And in Western Australia, you're not allowed not to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons or if you want to breed them.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

You're touching on several different things that I think are interesting. One, that it's very much a cultural phenomenon. That in Norway, I know that you're not allowed to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons. Really? Yeah. And in Western Australia, you're not allowed not to neuter dogs unless for medical reasons or if you want to breed them.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

So it's like very cultural whether neutering is something that you do or not in any given location. That's one. The second thing is that you said that neutering is about removing testicles. Actually, there's other procedures that can be done, which is essentially just snipping the connection. So not removing testicles so that they continue producing all the...

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

So it's like very cultural whether neutering is something that you do or not in any given location. That's one. The second thing is that you said that neutering is about removing testicles. Actually, there's other procedures that can be done, which is essentially just snipping the connection. So not removing testicles so that they continue producing all the...

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

So it's like very cultural whether neutering is something that you do or not in any given location. That's one. The second thing is that you said that neutering is about removing testicles. Actually, there's other procedures that can be done, which is essentially just snipping the connection. So not removing testicles so that they continue producing all the...

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

stuff that they produce, but they can't reproduce sexually.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

stuff that they produce, but they can't reproduce sexually.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

stuff that they produce, but they can't reproduce sexually.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

Yeah, so vasectomies, and for females, the corresponding procedure would then be to sort of Whatever it is.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

Yeah, so vasectomies, and for females, the corresponding procedure would then be to sort of Whatever it is.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

Yeah, so vasectomies, and for females, the corresponding procedure would then be to sort of Whatever it is.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

There's also a third option, which is chemical castration. That's reversible. But you can try to see what behavioral effects you get from a change of hormonal status. There's also this interesting thing that the knowledge of the effects of castration or of neutering has really changed a lot in the last 20 years or so.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

There's also a third option, which is chemical castration. That's reversible. But you can try to see what behavioral effects you get from a change of hormonal status. There's also this interesting thing that the knowledge of the effects of castration or of neutering has really changed a lot in the last 20 years or so.

Huberman Lab
What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund

There's also a third option, which is chemical castration. That's reversible. But you can try to see what behavioral effects you get from a change of hormonal status. There's also this interesting thing that the knowledge of the effects of castration or of neutering has really changed a lot in the last 20 years or so.