How your brain creates movement and why it's interesting.

We learn about the movement control centre of the brain, how it is a leading indicator for brain and cognitive health in general and how to optimise it.

Important topics

If you like understanding yourself or you want to become a pro athlete or musician the episode is a great place to geek out.

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Growth Mindset pod

Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Chapters

00:00 Why the motor cortex makes you cool

02:25 How the Motor Cortex was discovered

04:09 The areas and functions of the motor cortex

07:02 Mentality and Physicaly Link

08:45 Motor Function Impairment and Physical Rehab

11:36 Why you might be a bit Uncoordinated

13:54 Developmental Variation and mindset

14:52 How alcohol and Marijuana impact brain Health and Coordination

17:38 Reflexes and professional training

20:41 Why 10,000 hours makes sense

22:06 Reactions that don't require your brain

24:33 How physical movement affects mental thought

26:43 Wrap up

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