Steven
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Because if the brain is predicting, then presumably if I do a big smile and I go, yes, then the brain is going to predict good feelings and going to cause good feelings, et cetera, et cetera, and going to cause me to feel nice about myself.
Because if the brain is predicting, then presumably if I do a big smile and I go, yes, then the brain is going to predict good feelings and going to cause good feelings, et cetera, et cetera, and going to cause me to feel nice about myself.
But can I make myself happier technically by smiling?
But can I make myself happier technically by smiling?
Oh, you mean like, yeah.
Oh, you mean like, yeah.
I do feel happier.
I do feel happier.
You must have a perspective on ADHD, which has become a huge topic of conversation in society. I was diagnosed with ADHD. I don't necessarily take it to mean anything because I've seen so many variations of ADHD in my friends. But there's been this big rise of ADHD and linked to the work that you've done on the brain being a predictive tool.
You must have a perspective on ADHD, which has become a huge topic of conversation in society. I was diagnosed with ADHD. I don't necessarily take it to mean anything because I've seen so many variations of ADHD in my friends. But there's been this big rise of ADHD and linked to the work that you've done on the brain being a predictive tool.
Because people sometimes think that serotonin and dopamine are the reason why someone has ADHD. That's one of the theories that I've
Because people sometimes think that serotonin and dopamine are the reason why someone has ADHD. That's one of the theories that I've
And social expectation, by any respects. Like, can he pay attention in school?
And social expectation, by any respects. Like, can he pay attention in school?
You're not broken. You're just, your suitability to a certain context has been deemed to be, like, doesn't fit.
You're not broken. You're just, your suitability to a certain context has been deemed to be, like, doesn't fit.
You can regulate each other, something you talked about earlier on, which I found really, really interesting. I was reading about a study where of 25,000 people and they found that people having a heart attack were 14% more likely to survive if they were married. But the other thing that I found interesting is that we regulate each other with words.
You can regulate each other, something you talked about earlier on, which I found really, really interesting. I was reading about a study where of 25,000 people and they found that people having a heart attack were 14% more likely to survive if they were married. But the other thing that I found interesting is that we regulate each other with words.
And I think you did a study on assessing the power of words to facilitate emotion. It was a study you co-authored.
And I think you did a study on assessing the power of words to facilitate emotion. It was a study you co-authored.