Do Hypnotherapy Strategies Really Help Us

When the prefrontal cortex is turned on, scientists can see that it down regulates memories and emotions that are still affecting our behavior. In hypnosis, it’s a way to turn down the activation of the prefrontal cortex to easily access and manipulate things so we don’t repeat our behaviors.

Science Rules! with Bill Nye · What's on Your Mind in That Brain of Yours? · at 51:13 · July 11th, 2019

On this episode

Who Is Dr. Heather Berlin at 3:23
What Are Scientists Trying To Discover With The Brain at 5:34
What Happens When You Have A Thought at 7:00
What’s The Easy Problem Of Consciousness at 7:29
What’s The Hard Problem Of Consciousness at 7:51
Is It Possible For Scientists To Predict Our Choices at 11:55
When Do We Make Better Decisions at 16:41
Why Is It Difficult To Remember Boring Things, But Easy To Remember Exciting Things at 25:06
Why Do People Tend To React Than The Understand The Conversation at 28:28
Why Are Proper Nouns Harder To Remember at 32:19
Why Are We Still So Sleepy When We Wake Up at 38:35
Why Is No Caffeine Best For Sleeping at 41:19
Do Physical Activities Help Us Wake Up Better at 41:53
Is Hypnosis Real at 45:07
What Goes On Between A Hypnotizer And The One Being Hypnotized at 48:59
What Happens With Decisions We Make at 50:26
Do Hypnotherapy Strategies Really Help Us at 51:13
Did The Matrix Get Anything Right at 53:09