Send us a text Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. James Danckert joins me to unpack what boredom really is, why the brain evolved it, and how to respond to it in a healthy, purposeful way. We dig into trait boredom proneness, addiction-like phone use, kids and screens, the default mode network, interoception, endurance sports, and what clinicians see after traumatic brain injury. If you’ve ever wondered whether to “embrace boredom,” or how to help your kid handle it without an iPad, this one’s for ...
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Send us a text Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. James Danckert joins me to unpack what boredom really is, why the brain evolved it, and how to respond to it in a healthy, purposeful way. We dig into trait boredom proneness, addiction-like phone use, kids and screens, the default mode network, interoception, endurance sports, and what clinicians see after traumatic brain injury. If you’ve ever wondered whether to “embrace boredom,” or how to help your kid handle it without an iPad, this one’s for ...
What It’s Really Like Being Married to a Neurosurgeon | The Truth About Sacrifice, Isolation & Love
It's Brain Surgery
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What It’s Really Like Being Married to a Neurosurgeon | The Truth About Sacrifice, Isolation & Love
Send us a text What does it really take to build a life alongside someone chasing one of the most demanding careers in medicine? In this powerful episode, Dr. Andrew Brunswick sits down with his wife, Rebecca, to have an unfiltered conversation about what it’s like being married to a neurosurgeon, from the years of residency and exhaustion, to the emotional distance, loneliness, and resilience it demanded from both of them. Together, they explore: The reality behind the “neurosurgery widow...
It's Brain Surgery
Send us a text Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. James Danckert joins me to unpack what boredom really is, why the brain evolved it, and how to respond to it in a healthy, purposeful way. We dig into trait boredom proneness, addiction-like phone use, kids and screens, the default mode network, interoception, endurance sports, and what clinicians see after traumatic brain injury. If you’ve ever wondered whether to “embrace boredom,” or how to help your kid handle it without an iPad, this one’s for ...
