The Amygdala Hijack: How our emotions hijack our thinking brain!

Описание: Learn how your thinking brain (prefrontal cortex) get hijacked by your emotions! When we're sad, frustrated, stressed, anxious, or angry, our bad habits surface preventing us from taking action on important goals or we might even do things that we'll later regret!

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Video Notes:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 What is the amygdala and what does it do?
0:23 What happens if the amygdala sense danger?
1:09 Why is it called an amygdala hijack?
1:24 When is the amygdala hijack important to our survival and when is holding us back?
2:10 How do we regain control of our amygdala and thinking brain? (Click on recommended video)
2:16 RECAP

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