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    The Pain-Pleasure Seesaw: Master Your Brain's Hidden Control Panel

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    Discover how your brain's pain-pleasure balance shapes every experience-and how to take control. Drawing from Stanford's Anna Lembke, neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, and pain expert Lorimer Moseley, learn why Netflix binges leave you empty and how simple techniques can reset your dopamine system and reduce pain.

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    Pain and pleasure share a balance in the brain like a seesaw. If you push down hard on the pleasure side, the brain automatically tips toward pain later to compensate.

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    How can I control my dopamine levels to improve motivation and satisfaction?

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    Fonti di conoscenza
    Dopamine Nation
    link
    https://www.befreed.ai/book/dopamine-nation-by-anna-lembke
    The Molecule of More
    link
    https://www.befreed.ai/book/the-molecule-of-more-by-daniel-z-lieberman
    The Expectation Effect
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    https://www.befreed.ai/book/the-expectation-effect-by-david-robson
    Explain Pain (2nd ed.)
    link
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21242986-explain-pain
    Why We Sleep
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    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36303871.Why_We_Sleep
    Huberman Lab Podcast
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    https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/controlling-your-dopamine-for-motivation-focus-and-satisfaction

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    Study Pleasure, Neuroscience & Behavior

    Study Pleasure, Neuroscience & Behavior

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    Study Pleasure, Neuroscience & Behavior

    3 h 21 m•4 Episodi

    Punti chiave

    1

    The Pain-Pleasure Seesaw: Your Hidden Control Panel

    0:00
    0:20
    0:38
    2

    The Balance Beam: Why Pleasure and Pain Share One System

    0:57
    1:06
    1:24
    1:32
    1:48
    1:59
    2:14
    3

    Dopamine Decoded: It's Not Just About the Highs

    2:25
    2:31
    2:37
    2:57
    3:06
    3:25
    0:38
    4

    Pain Is Protective-And Your Brain Creates It

    3:55
    4:06
    4:22
    0:38
    4:44
    4:49
    5:09
    5:17
    5

    Sleep: The Silent Pain Controller

    5:38
    5:45
    6:01
    6:10
    6:26
    1:32
    6

    Practical Tools: Seven Science-Based Ways to Move the Dial

    6:39
    6:48
    7:06
    7:08
    7:23
    1:06
    7:42
    7:47
    8:01
    8:04
    8:23
    8:28
    7

    Customized Solutions: Tools by Scenario

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    8:57
    9:10
    9:13
    9:28
    0:38
    9:46
    9:51
    10:11
    10:13
    8

    Beyond Quick Fixes: What Actually Works

    10:34
    10:44
    5:17
    11:03
    11:13
    11:23
    11:28
    11:58
    12:05
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    The Dance Partners: Finding Your Balance

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