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#183 Neuroscientist Explains How Your Brain Is Affected by Fear, Isolation and Anxiety | Moriel Zelikowsky on Impact Theory


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On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she discusses her own research into how extreme social isolation affects mice and humans. She talks about what drew her to the science of emotions, why fear is adaptive, and presents some surprising reasons to question the general advice that PTSD sufferers should join support groups.
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Moriel discusses what drew her to the science of emotions [0:35]
Moriel right now is working on social isolation and how it affects the brain [3:39]
Violence happens often after social isolation in mice [6:33]
Fear becomes much more persistent after isolation [7:57]
Social isolation hijacks systems that normally produce positive results [12:01]
For mice, two weeks of social isolation is long enough to cause severe consequences [14:46]
To what degree does social media mitigate or exacerbate social isolation? [16:08]
Moriel discusses the most recent research on fear and where it’s located in the brain [18:18]
Moriel explains why fear is adaptive and helpful [20:25]
Moriel details how general anxiety disorder builds on itself [24:05]
The most common therapy for PTSD is some form of exposure therapy [26:15]
Moriel describes an experiment on PTSD with truly surprising results [28:27] Q
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