Dr. Rick Hanson

There's an underproduction of that. And What we're trying to do basically with people is to increase top-down regulation of negative factors, A. B, we're also trying to really promote more emotional learning of that which is positive so that there's more of a tilting in effect in the brain toward healthy opioids, you know, in general, oxytocin in particular.

There's an underproduction of that. And What we're trying to do basically with people is to increase top-down regulation of negative factors, A. B, we're also trying to really promote more emotional learning of that which is positive so that there's more of a tilting in effect in the brain toward healthy opioids, you know, in general, oxytocin in particular.

And, you know, related then finishing on that, more broader capabilities in terms of integration of cortical systems of different kinds with these underlying more ancient parts of the brain that began to emerge 200 million years ago.

And, you know, related then finishing on that, more broader capabilities in terms of integration of cortical systems of different kinds with these underlying more ancient parts of the brain that began to emerge 200 million years ago.

And, you know, related then finishing on that, more broader capabilities in terms of integration of cortical systems of different kinds with these underlying more ancient parts of the brain that began to emerge 200 million years ago.

I could say more about that. I'll say one more thing if I could. What's super cool is like, if we want to get good at something, study people who are good at it. So more and more, we're able with different forms of brain scanning, MRIs, EEGs, and even invasive experiments that are ethically challenged on non-human animals still. We're starting to reverse engineer.

I could say more about that. I'll say one more thing if I could. What's super cool is like, if we want to get good at something, study people who are good at it. So more and more, we're able with different forms of brain scanning, MRIs, EEGs, and even invasive experiments that are ethically challenged on non-human animals still. We're starting to reverse engineer.

I could say more about that. I'll say one more thing if I could. What's super cool is like, if we want to get good at something, study people who are good at it. So more and more, we're able with different forms of brain scanning, MRIs, EEGs, and even invasive experiments that are ethically challenged on non-human animals still. We're starting to reverse engineer.

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.