29 March 2024 - In Praise of the Mammal Brain

In this week's episode, I speak with Professor Loretta Breuning about human behavior.  Loretta is a Professor Emerita of Management, the Founder of The Inner Mammal Institute, and author of the book "Habits of a Happy Brain."  We consider such topics as how our undesired behavior can be modified given the appropriate reward, finding forgiveness even for our parents, and why not everybody is mad at you.

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REFERENCES:

The Inner Mammal Institute:  https://innermammalinstitute.org/

Alice Miller:  http://www.alice-miller.com/
Albert Ellis:  http://www.albertellis.info/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
  


• (00:37) - Show opening
  


• (01:27) - Introducing Loretta Breuning
  


• (02:13) - How conflict made a career
  


• (06:22) - Building the brain's big highways
  


• (10:05) - The animal brain explains it all
  


• (13:00) - The mammal brain brings cooperation
  


• (14:28) - Neuroplasticity demonstrates experience, not genetics
  


• (18:03) - Working with our neurochemical preferences
  


• (22:52) - Running away from fear and pain works
  


• (26:12) - Not everybody is mad at you
  


• (30:33) - Forgiveness is almost unnecessary
  


• (35:37) - Rearing childhood out of children
  


• (40:22) - At least your crush doesn't have lice
  


• (43:26) - Being cool is hard work
  


• (45:37) - Any similarity between the Mammal Brain and modern psychology?
  


• (49:13) - The Mammal Brain in human identity
  


• (53:03) - Life doesn't always suck
  


• (57:15) - Show closing