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Neuroscientist Answers Emotion Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Neuroscientist and Psychologist Dr. Richard J. Davidson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about our emotions. Are men truly less emotional than women? Can stress cause your brain to shrink? What are chemical imbalances and what do they do to our emotions? Why do we have emotions at all? Dr. Davidson answers these…

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Neuroscientist and Psychologist Dr. Richard J. Davidson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about our emotions. Are men truly less emotional than women? Can stress cause your brain to shrink? What are chemical imbalances and what do they do to our emotions? Why do we have emotions at all? Dr. Davidson answers these questions and more on Emotion Support.

Dr. Richard J. Davidson is the founder of Healthy Minds Innovations and The Center For Healthy Minds.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Christopher Eustache
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Dr. Richard Davidson
Creative Producer: Justin Wolfson
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Sonia Butt
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

0:00 Emotion Support is here for you
0:14 Stress causes shrinkage?
0:32 Are women really more sensitive and emotional than men?
1:05 Feelings: Why?
1:54 Botox
2:59 Come on, chemicals
4:14 Are autistic individuals hypersensitive to emotions?
5:00 That feeling in your gut
5:40 Can I turn them off?
7:04 The internet and our emotional state
8:07 Cringe
8:52 How many emotions are there?
10:59 Why is smiling contagious?
11:50 Meditation and the brain
13:01 me need be smarter
14:08 Can I borrow a feeling?
15:23 Emotional maturity etc.
16:24 Laughter
17:40 HI WHY AM I SO MAD
18:45 What is love? (Baby don’t hurt me)

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25 Comments

25 Comments

  1. @Brockbuiltmore

    October 9, 2024 at 2:49 pm

    the way he pronounces mature hurts me so much.

  2. @zoilalulu3798

    October 9, 2024 at 3:06 pm

    Men are more emotional. They punch holes in walls. But they forget: anger is an emotion.

  3. @shara_kb

    October 9, 2024 at 3:19 pm

    4:45 – just to clarify for folks who might be confused, “Arousing” in terms of the brain just means it triggers more neural activity. Not that they’re irresistibly attracted to your face.

  4. @psychologie4510

    October 9, 2024 at 3:22 pm

    asking a neuroscientist about emotions is like asking an AI to be self conscious. Or an ornithologist to be a bird.

  5. @elin_

    October 9, 2024 at 3:44 pm

    Everybody should print out an emotion wheel for themselves. People are really bad at recognizing and dealing with emotions..

  6. @josemiguelolverapuentes9393

    October 9, 2024 at 3:52 pm

    Contemplative aerobics is not new. There you have yoga <3.

  7. @AreUmygrandson

    October 9, 2024 at 3:58 pm

    I take 800mg seroquel, 40mg adderall, 2.5mg Xanax, 60mg propranolol, 25mg pristiq, and 20mg belsomra daily for asd, adhd, bp1 and anxiety

  8. @gregsquires6201

    October 9, 2024 at 4:01 pm

    2 unskippable ads every few minutes? I really tried to make it through the whole video, but I have better things to do with my time.

  9. @DSe7en

    October 9, 2024 at 4:10 pm

    I didn’t know Elliott Gould was a Neuroscientist…

  10. @Larry00000

    October 9, 2024 at 4:15 pm

    How does love enhance species survivability?

  11. @Nikkiflausch

    October 9, 2024 at 4:16 pm

    He‘s „dear friends“ with Paul Ekman, spreader of misinformation, disproven pseudoscience and homophobia? That‘s an instant leave for me. No credibility left

  12. @Gr8ful_

    October 9, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    I don’t want to have feelings. Psychopaths get through in life without the fluffy feelings

  13. @PlaceHolderHandleOrWhaver

    October 9, 2024 at 4:27 pm

    Learning that the face feeds back emotional information to the brain so as to better stead its reactions actually fascinating. That’s something which when you learn about it seems so obvious, yet I never have it any thought.

  14. @klaudia-hf8ux

    October 9, 2024 at 4:30 pm

    i love his glasses

  15. @Ithinkthereforeiam-ph9nb

    October 9, 2024 at 4:49 pm

    no, women are not more emotional than men.
    It only seems that way.

  16. @mattjofre

    October 9, 2024 at 4:57 pm

    Loved this dude! Please have him back. You could also bring Dr. K on here, he would fit right in.

  17. @AG-iu9lv

    October 9, 2024 at 5:29 pm

    This was a surprisingly rich experience. Thank you for a wonderful guest ❤

  18. @frxsita_3

    October 9, 2024 at 6:35 pm

    men being seen as less emotional can be linked to societal standards rather than actual physiological differences

  19. @0h0h0h0

    October 9, 2024 at 6:47 pm

    Lol I thought there was a strawberry to the right of him; I was very confused.
    Fantastic video, thank you! The only thing I don’t really agree with is this idea of “negative” emotions. Relating to the beginning, the emotions tell something about needs, desires, help to decide. 🙂

  20. @junipertanyoutube6661

    October 9, 2024 at 7:16 pm

    Wow botox can potentially emotionally paralyse the world?? OR SHOULD I SAY

    ZA WORLDO

  21. @alicehollis8978

    October 9, 2024 at 7:16 pm

    but why does he look like Monica and Joey’s dad

  22. @junipertanyoutube6661

    October 9, 2024 at 7:23 pm

    It’s dangerous to not specify which types of meditations are helpful because some meditations according to studies can cause psychosis.

    I started meditating when I was 16 and ended up with a psychotic episode (I’m off medications but only do neidan meditations only occasionally) and no I wasn’t diagnosed with schizophrenia

  23. @Nik-h4q

    October 9, 2024 at 7:33 pm

    Being responsible for shrinking my brain makes me so stressed tho.

  24. @claireanderson289

    October 9, 2024 at 8:13 pm

    I WORKED IN HIS RESEARCH LAB 😱❤️

  25. @zbuilder4664

    October 9, 2024 at 9:23 pm

    00:04 Emotions play a vital role in decision-making and motivation.
    02:47 Emotions tied to chemicals in the brain are complex and interconnected
    05:16 Changing brain chemistry for emotions via medication or non-invasive methods
    07:45 Emotions can be complex and influenced by various factors
    10:26 Emotions vary across cultures and can be contagious
    13:03 Aerobic exercise and meditation can improve neuroplasticity and emotions.
    15:31 Emotional maturity is linked to emotional intelligence
    17:55 The prefrontal cortex is involved in regulating emotions and self-regulation.

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