The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#192 - Loretta Breuning, Ph.D.: Status Games & Social Hierarchies, Optimism Vs. Pessimism, Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin & Endorphins, Temporary Trust, Matriarchies & Patriarchies, Childhood Brain Development, Collective Negativity, And More!


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13:40 - Loretta's Personal Story

16:00 - Can Everyone Become Happy?

17:30 - How We Judge Our Emotions

19:30 - Baseline Neutrality

20:50 - Optimism Vs Pessimism

23:30 - Dopamine

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28:45 - Oxytocin

31:25 - How We're Raised

32:20 - Oxytocin In Animals

33:30 - The Role Of Touch In The Earliest Experience

35:30 - Temporary Trust

37:00 - Serotonin

39:45 - Motivation Chemicals In Plants

41:20 - Serotonin In The Gut; Does It Reach The Brain?

45:40 - Endorphins (Endogenous Morphine)

48:00 - Past Experience Of Pain

49:00 - Idealizing The Past And The Future

50:00 - Why Does Laughing Release Endorphin

53:40 - Using Humor To Deal With Social Discomfort

57:00 - Anthropomorphizing Animals

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1:02:10 - Do People Like One Neurochemical Over Another?

1:05:40 - Accomplishing Your Goals

1:08:45 - Can Our Addictions Be Good?

1:09:45 - Manifesting Social Hierarchy

1:14:50 - Modern Cocktail Parties

1:17:40 - The Morality Of Physical Attraction

1:22:35 - Adrenaline, Cortisol & Identifying Threats

1:29:40 - Worrying About What Could Happen

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1:34:10 - Suffering Through The Lens Of A Lacking Mentality

1:36:10 - Childhood Brain Development

1:38:30 - How Children Deal With Hearing Lies

1:43:00 - How Our Likes Are Related To Our Past

1:45:20 - Matriarchies

1:53:00 - Being Offended Or Blaming Others For Our Misery

1:54:30 - How Do We Change Our Brains?

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