Dr. Michael Kilgard

Can we then make use of it?

And it's kind of scary because you think, I don't want someone coming around and changing my brain.

But if I asked you and I said I was stuck, just like if I said my bone is broken, of course I want a doctor to put those two bones together, put that cast on and help the healing process.

Most ways we get injured, we don't need a doctor.

Scratch a wound, get a cold, doctor's not going to help you.

But for many of them, you need someone to set that bone, put it right.

And we're just now moving to this stage where first psychologists and lately now neuroscientists are learning how to reset those.

Many people have a great fear of heights, which is a smart thing to have.

You don't want to fall off a cliff.

It's super bad.

You could die.

But for some people, they can't work at a building they need to work at because their fear is so great.

My psychologist friends who have been mastering this arcane art of cognitive behavioral therapy now claim a 100% cure rate for severe fear of heights.

People are really – it's debilitating.

Not just afraid of height.

Everyone is afraid of height.

You should be.

It's a smart thing.

That's adaptive.

But for maladaptive, which is produced by some bad experiences typically –