James Doty — The Magic Shop of the Brain
On Being with Krista Tippett
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Neuroplasticity
We evolved to care and nurture, initially our nuclear family, but ultimately our a hunter gather tribe. And that has imbued us with certain neural connections. So these narrow pathways result in us feeling good when we connect, and making our physiology work better. I give a talk about the difference between what i call transformation, which oftentimes we get with just a mindfulness, practice of attention and focus. But you cannot have transcendence, which is this sense of meaning in your life unless you take this journey outward. U now, how does the scientist in you understand what's happening when you open your heart too?
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