Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation | Dr. Ralph Adolphs

Dr. Ralph Adolphs, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology at Caltech and a leading expert on the science of human emotions. We discuss how emotions shape our attention and decision-making, whether emotions are truly “stored” in the body, and whether facial expressions are truly reliable signals of emotion. We also cover tools for improving emotional regulation, including cognitive reappraisal and deliberate cold exposure. This episode provides a modern scientific explanation of how emotions are created and regulated in the brain and body, their many impacts on other aspects of brain function, and practical tools for improving emotional wellbeing and processing.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Ralph Adolphs

(00:02:54) Emotions; Qualities of Emotions: Priority, Valence

(00:10:00) Qualities of Emotions: Scalability, Persistence

(00:15:25) Sponsors: Helix Sleep & Rorra

(00:18:17) Do Animals Have Emotions?, Conscious Experience

(00:22:58) Monitoring & Regulating Emotions; Emotional Granularity

(00:31:22) Emotional Regulation, Tools: Situational Avoidance, Ice Baths

(00:37:11) Ultramarathons, Perseverance, Adversity; Awe

(00:45:04) Sponsor: AG1

(00:46:17) Perception of Emotions, Amygdala & Fear, Facial Expressions

(00:51:59) Interpreting Others' Emotions, Prediction

(00:57:52) Emotions as Adaptations to the Environment, Types of Fear

(01:00:13) Feeling Emotions in the Body, Pain, Insula

(01:08:05) Brain & Body Connection; Marketing & Emotion

(01:12:34) Sponsor: Function

(01:14:11) Art, Music & Emotion

(01:17:43) Interpreting Facial Expressions, Developing Emotions, Flexibility vs Reflexes

(01:25:11) Emotional Intelligence, Context-Dependent Social Intelligence; Autism

(01:33:31) Sponsor: LMNT

(01:34:51) Autism & Social Dynamics, Eye Contact

(01:42:01) Change Your Personality?, Body Movement & Thought, Social Interaction

(01:47:18) Emotion Regulation, Tool: Training Mental Stillness

(01:53:46) Task Switching, Tool: Meditation, Breathing Techniques

(02:02:07) Illness, Diagnosis & Emotions, Gratitude & Awe

(02:06:52) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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