Wow! This is such an important subject and so many people seem to be in need of this information. It’a certainly something that I’ve been in desperate need of. Thank you for this information
Very interesting… I understand now why, after a big argument, I usually go clean and organize the house, I go physically “put things in their places, it’s a way of trying to get some “control” of my life back.
helplessness vs hope 2:30 hope = preferred outcome + belief that I can obtain it. 3:20 Experiments by Martin Selligman and Peter Meyer : when people fail and can't control the situation, they learn helplessness, depression, anxiety 7:40 passivity is the default response. Control is the learned behaviour. 13:25 "dorsal rafae nucleus" (DRN) produce many of thucte symptoms of depression : inability to take risks. Calculates stress to decide how much serotonine to release. 15:50 When the DRN is activated (any adversary event) it sends inhibitory projections into the pariaqueductal and the striatum : inhibits the escape behaviours. 17:50 ventral medial frontal cortex (VMPFC) : involved in calculating a sense of self, a sense of purpose, meaning and control over our environment. It tells the DRN to calm down, we have control. When ppl feel they have control, serotonin decreases, but it stays up for ppl who feel they don't have control. 27:00 stress + sense of control = long lasting immunity against learned helplessness. 31:45 purpose of the frontal lobe : abstracting, forward thinking. 41:00 Andrew Cooper-Sansone : pragmatic & maybe introvert & Ni. 44:00 frontal love is underactive in addicted, anxious, depressed people. Practicing thinking about the future activates this lobe and reduces those symptoms. 46:00 depression = lack of neuroplasticity 50:00 serotonine : tamping down the stress response so we can accept the situation. 55:00 left brain : rest & digest / right brain : fight or flight. positive thinking : rest & digest, build things.
What I have learned in my neuroscience grad program is that the "neurons that fire together wire together" explanation of neuroplasticity is technically incorrect. The connections already exist; they just get stronger when we repeatedly engage in the same patterns of thinking and behavior.
Good point! Although there are situations where new dendritic spines actually do grow. But you're totally right that it's typically cells that are already synapsing with each other.
This was really interesting and valuable info that will help people become more hopeful Thank you This video needs to become viral TH-cam algorithms: I hope you are reading this:)
It’s quite funny! I feel like I’ve generally thought: more serotonin = more calm. Rather than it acting as an excitatory / producing a sense of powerlessness when releases in high doses.
Great question! I've held off on answering it because Taylor and I plan to talk about this one in our upcoming episode: th-cam.com/users/liveThPsfuqodt4?feature=share However, the short version is that it has to do with the connections between the dorsal raphe and other brain regions, rather than serotonin's more general effects, per se.
The word control bothers me in the context of mental health. I prefer agency, or self-efficacy. Control has kind of a negative connotation in my opinion. And besides, none of us really has much control over our life circumstances. But we can exercise agency and self-efficacy when met with challenges, and learn to be more psychologically flexible.
I definitely understand that perspective. My feeling is that we can have degrees of control over our selves and the situation we find ourselves in. As long as we don't fool ourselves into thinking we have far more control than we really do, it seems like a decent term. Although you have a great point that "agency" or "self-efficacy" might be more precise.
@@senseofmindshow It's just a personal thing. I have a pretty bad anxiety disorder, and we anxious folk want to control EVERYTHING. And since we can't, the cycle gets pretty vicious. I also have a very controlling family member, which is another reason why I'm not fond of the word. But again, just my issue :)
Wow! This is such an important subject and so many people seem to be in need of this information. It’a certainly something that I’ve been in desperate need of.
Thank you for this information
Very interesting… I understand now why, after a big argument, I usually go clean and organize the house, I go physically “put things in their places, it’s a way of trying to get some “control” of my life back.
helplessness vs hope
2:30 hope = preferred outcome + belief that I can obtain it.
3:20 Experiments by Martin Selligman and Peter Meyer : when people fail and can't control the situation, they learn helplessness, depression, anxiety
7:40 passivity is the default response. Control is the learned behaviour.
13:25 "dorsal rafae nucleus" (DRN) produce many of thucte symptoms of depression : inability to take risks. Calculates stress to decide how much serotonine to release.
15:50 When the DRN is activated (any adversary event) it sends inhibitory projections into the pariaqueductal and the striatum : inhibits the escape behaviours.
17:50 ventral medial frontal cortex (VMPFC) : involved in calculating a sense of self, a sense of purpose, meaning and control over our environment. It tells the DRN to calm down, we have control. When ppl feel they have control, serotonin decreases, but it stays up for ppl who feel they don't have control.
27:00 stress + sense of control = long lasting immunity against learned helplessness.
31:45 purpose of the frontal lobe : abstracting, forward thinking.
41:00 Andrew Cooper-Sansone : pragmatic & maybe introvert & Ni.
44:00 frontal love is underactive in addicted, anxious, depressed people. Practicing thinking about the future activates this lobe and reduces those symptoms.
46:00 depression = lack of neuroplasticity
50:00 serotonine : tamping down the stress response so we can accept the situation.
55:00 left brain : rest & digest / right brain : fight or flight. positive thinking : rest & digest, build things.
What I have learned in my neuroscience grad program is that the "neurons that fire together wire together" explanation of neuroplasticity is technically incorrect. The connections already exist; they just get stronger when we repeatedly engage in the same patterns of thinking and behavior.
Good point! Although there are situations where new dendritic spines actually do grow. But you're totally right that it's typically cells that are already synapsing with each other.
This was really interesting and valuable info that will help people become more hopeful Thank you This video needs to become viral TH-cam algorithms: I hope you are reading this:)
It’s quite funny! I feel like I’ve generally thought: more serotonin = more calm. Rather than it acting as an excitatory / producing a sense of powerlessness when releases in high doses.
Great question! I've held off on answering it because Taylor and I plan to talk about this one in our upcoming episode: th-cam.com/users/liveThPsfuqodt4?feature=share
However, the short version is that it has to do with the connections between the dorsal raphe and other brain regions, rather than serotonin's more general effects, per se.
The word control bothers me in the context of mental health. I prefer agency, or self-efficacy. Control has kind of a negative connotation in my opinion. And besides, none of us really has much control over our life circumstances. But we can exercise agency and self-efficacy when met with challenges, and learn to be more psychologically flexible.
I definitely understand that perspective. My feeling is that we can have degrees of control over our selves and the situation we find ourselves in. As long as we don't fool ourselves into thinking we have far more control than we really do, it seems like a decent term. Although you have a great point that "agency" or "self-efficacy" might be more precise.
@@senseofmindshow It's just a personal thing. I have a pretty bad anxiety disorder, and we anxious folk want to control EVERYTHING. And since we can't, the cycle gets pretty vicious. I also have a very controlling family member, which is another reason why I'm not fond of the word. But again, just my issue :)