#119 Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett - Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (That Every Coach Should Know)
The Sport Psych Show
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Is Your Brain Budgeting Your Body?
The brain is predicting the needs of the body and attempting to meet those needs before they arise. So if your brain is going to stand you up, it's going to raise your blood pressure a little bit so that oxygen can reach your brainmend. Even in the morning, for example, right before you get out of bed in the morning,. You have a surge of cordezal, which, by the way, is not a stress hormon. It's a hormon that gets glucos into your bloodstream quickly because your brain is predicting that you're going to need it.
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