We've all experienced gratitude and joy, but how do we exactly tell the difference? And what are some metacognitive tools we can use to actualize gratitude in our daily life? We discuss the neuroscience behind it all in our very first podcast episode, and break down the 2020 research paper "Neural responses to intention and benefit appraisal are critical in distinguishing gratitude and joy" by Guanmin Liu and others, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, 10.