Understanding Emotions

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In this essay, I talk about the biggest lesson of my past decade.

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Get your emotional intelligence score: score.sankalpgarud.orgIf we haven't met, hello I'm Sankalp, and I'm a neuroscientist. I completed my PhD in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford. In this video I talk about what dopamine is, what it actually does in the brain, and how to use it for motivation, energy and well-being.0:00 – Introduction1:56 – What is dopamine?3:49 – Where does dopamine come from? (tyrosine)5:32 – Where is dopamine made in the brain?7:53 – The three dopamine pathways10:23 – What each pathway does13:02 – What does dopamine do? (overview)13:56 – Dopamine is NOT about pleasure16:35 – Study 1: Mice without dopamine still seek pleasure20:23 – Study 2: Blocking dopamine in humans22:02 – Study 3: Dopamine is linked to pain too23:24 – Dopamine and learning24:10 – The Instagram notification analogy31:32 – Dopamine encodes surprise33:32 – The math behind dopamine39:03 – The connection to AI and ChatGPT40:38 – Dopamine and motivation42:46 – The dopamine ramp45:42 – Dopamine tracks your environment49:09 – Phasic vs tonic dopamine53:44 – Opportunity cost and dopamine55:52 – My own study on social rewards57:56 – How to use dopamine practically1:02:03 – Parkinson's disease1:04:48 – Addiction1:07:12 – Schizophrenia1:09:15 – ADHD1:10:37 – How to increase dopamine1:15:39 – Tip: Food and tyrosine1:20:01 – Tip: Caffeine1:23:23 – Tip: Social connection1:25:57 – Tip: Exercise1:27:40 – Dopamine detox: does it work?1:31:58 – Tip: Meditation and yoga nidra1:33:45 – Tip: Cold showers1:35:31 – Caution: UV radiation (why more dopamine isn't always better)1:37:28 – Summary

Hey all, in this episode I answer the 10 most frequently asked questions about emotional intelligence.

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We make many resolutions for the new year. But none matters more than this one, that most of us ignore.

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In this episode, I answer a question on how to build emotional intelligence .

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In this video, I discuss why I did a PhD in psychology/neuroscience

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In this short episode, I talk about what doing an Oxford PhD taught me.

In this episode, I am joined by magician Fergus Flanagan. We talk about the relationship between psychology and magic, ethics of using deception in magic, the power of storytelling, and more.

About Fergus: Based in London, Fergus is a BAFTA award-winning magician and mindreader who has performed over 2000 shows globally since he started doing magic more than 20 years ago. His experience ranges from private and corporate events to virtual shows and television presenting. Throughout the last 10 years, Fergus has featured on BBC, SKY, ITV and Channel 4.

A member of the world-renowned Magic Circle, Fergus was crowned ‘Virtual Magician of the Year’ in 2022 by the society in recognition of his success during the pandemic when he performed virtual shows for companies including Amazon, TikTok, Microsoft and HSBC. His vast experience makes him one of the most in-demand magicians in the world today.