AMA #2: Lizard brain, seeking and pleasure circuits, meditation and intrusive thoughts
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We're back with another Ask Us Anything! On this episode of The Social Brain, we will be addressing questions about all things #neuroscience sent to us by viewers like you.
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- I want to know the difference between the limbic brain and the reptilian brain. Are they the same or [do they] operate differently?
- Can you discuss the interplay between the desire circuitry and pleasure circuits, is there an overlap? Could you discuss the nuclei? What circuits act in opposition to these circuits?
- About to go on a 10-day vipassana meditation silent retreat. Was wondering what the likely effects are of spending 10 days meditating / making the most of it?
- Why do I have intrusive thoughts?
- Where in the brain would you go on the magic school bus and why?
- What are some resources for learning about neuroscience?
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