The Brainy Bunch

Have you ever thought about empathy? Wondered why some individuals have more empathy than others? Questioned how humans are able to process and experience it at all? In this episode, Samantha explores the neuroscience of empathy. She discusses empathy’s role in society, the discovery of mirror neurons, and the significance of this discovery.

How can we combat anxiety and depression and improve our mental health? How does our brain change in response to our experiences? In this episode, Reyna explores the neuroscience behind CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a form of psychotherapy that highlights the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors.

The horror film industry is one of the largest in Hollywood, but why are people so fascinated by these terrifying scenarios? Beyond that, why do we find such niche situations so horrific in the first place? In this episode, Kate dives into the four subtypes of the specific phobias and the theories of acquisition that might explain our morbid curiosity of those things that scare us most.

We all feel anxiety as an emotion, but what happens when anxiety goes further than a feeling? Ren takes us on an exploration of anxiety and the brain that ends with a deep dive into anxiety in college students. Have you ever wondered what makes college so anxiety inducing? Look no further; we have brought the info to you.