GROW Your GRIT with Science-backed Tips

Описание: Neuroscientists have discovered a focal in the area brain linked to willpower and persistence. This region, called the “anterior mid-cingulate cortex” is highly interconnected with other neural pathways, such as the autonomic nervous system, the motor cortex, the allostasis and interoceptive networks, which detect internal bodily information to maintain homeostasis, and areas of executive function that are key in decision-making. Not only does the anterior mid-cingulate cortex influence motivation, goal-directed behavior, and the effort we are willing to expend to complete tasks, it has also been found to be more structurally robust in superagers – older individuals who have superior cognitive function compared to similar-aged adults, as well as in those who exhibit traits of grit and achieve higher levels of academic and professional success. Dysfunction of the AMCC is associated with conditions like depression, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease in which neural pathways are disrupted and motivational behavior is blunted. One hopeful element is that stimulation of the AMCC can enhance motivational drive, which may someday be channeled for therapeutic purposes. Most importantly, there is evidence that AMCC activity and structural volume can be increased with training – in other words, we truly can build willpower and grow our grit and tenacity.

0:00:00 Intro
0:00:42 Where is my willpower?
0:01:38 What does the anterior mid-cigulate cortex do?
0:03:23 Superagers
0:4:13 AMCC dysfunction – Dementia, Depression, and Parkinson’s Disease
0:05:21 AMCC stimulation studies
0:06:27 What determines strong willpower?
0:07:04 Train your tenacity!
0:07:18 Exercise study in sedentary adults
0:09:25 Effort matters – overcoming internal resistance
0:10:00 Growing grit is not just habit formation
0:11:26 Key Takeaways

Below are links to several of the articles discussed in the video, as well as to the 2+ hour Huberman lab episode on this topic.

The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Contributes to Achieving Goals: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Aerobic Exercise Training Increases Brain Volume in Aging Humans: https://academic.oup.com/biomedgeront...

Symptomatic responses elicited by electrical stimulation of the cingulate cortex: Study of a cohort of epileptic patients and literature review: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

The Will to Persevere Induced by Electrical Stimulation of the Human Cingulate Gyrus: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Neurocomputational mechanism underlying subjective valuation of effort costs: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology...

Huberman Lab Episode on the anterior mid-cingulate cortex: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/h...

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