Archaeology of the Mind with Dr. Lucy Biven

What if the key to understanding our emotions lies not in our thoughts, but in the ancient structures of our brain?

Lucy brings a refreshing spontaneity as she delves into neuropsychoanalytics, candidly sharing her distaste for certain aspects of Freudian psychology, despite her training in it.

This episode offers a truly humbling and genuine introduction to the archaeology of the brain, exploring the distinction between emotion and affect, the key brain structures involved, and the emotional systems that drive human behavior.

✨ GOLDEN NUGGETS ✨

Affect vs. Emotion: The crucial distinction between raw, biological affects and the complex emotions we construct from them.

The Motherboard of the Mind: How key brain structures like the mirror neuron system and periaqueductal gray shape our emotional lives.

The Power of Play: Why rough-and-tumble play is essential for developing affects and healthy child development.

The Seven Emotional Systems: A deep dive into the care, panic grief, seeking, rage, and lust systems—and how they interact.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. BRIAN TIERNEY

Website: https://somaticdoctor.com/

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🔗 LUCY BIVEN'S BOOKS

A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience: https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience/dp/1638600961

Archaeology of the Mind:

https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Mind-Neuroevolutionary-Interpersonal-Neurobiology/dp/0393705315/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TCQ3WQ3W40HQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yj9ybWsqB5T7ijUcdhLabYw7sXD-C4vMa2ZhPwJUXoTCuknDcXYzJGhLerQmktuJQTjJ54epkSSuIRo2pCnDXE4KBpOn_u60bAd-t9KfLFSQ-97ivPl0IS4Qaxoi8vwO_jpn1pSUDO2FQzQWTTsgei2xc_k4FPnqtdt5DLJs1ClSWXGz_lAyptilT9smHfJGz2IZLw-jqFANF6u50rvrahpPG9DEIU0NPmet4QejDak.E1W8lqVob0SxkmopDfI4reieTcrkQ2ysdvcBka7tg7w&dib_tag=se&keywords=archaeology+of+the+mind+book&qid=1716822628&s=books&sprefix=achaeology+of+the+mind+boo%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C239&sr=1-1

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction and Background

00:38 Distinguishing Emotion and Affect

03:22 Affects and Emotions in Other Species

04:09 The Play System and Rough and Tumble Play05:46 The Importance of Play and Affects

06:43 The Complexity of Affects and Neurobiology

09:38 Rough and Tumble Play vs. Stylized Play1

2:04 The Need for Comprehensible Neuroscience

13:25 The Importance of Play in Child Development

16:22 Gender Asymmetries in Rough and Tumble Play

23:47 The Complexity of Neuroscience and Psychiatry

25:08 The Limitations of Current Neuroscience Knowledge

28:07 The Heuristics and Oversimplification in Neuroscience Models

29:30 The Proto-Self and Core Self in Affective Neuroscience

32:43 The Thalamus and Core Self in Affective Neuroscience

33:16 Different Neuroscientists and Brain Structures

36:43 The Periaqueductal Gray

41:30 The Care System

45:19 The Panic Grief System

52:29 The Seeking System

59:44 The Rage System

01:03:25 The Lust System

01:04:22 Exploring the Relationship Between Care and Lust

01:05:11 Critiquing Freud's Theories

01:05:48 Gender Differences in Lust

01:06:42 The Biological Basis of Gender Dysphoria

01:07:47 The Limitations of Studying Gender Dysphoria in Rats

01:08:16 The Complexity of Studying the Cortex

01:08:46 The Relationship Between Affects and Homeostasis

01:09:15 The Role of Social Contagion in Gender Dysphoria

01:10:40 The Interplay Between Gender and Sexuality

01:12:33 Reviewing the Seven Affects

01:13:20 Exploring Homeostasis and the Seeking System

01:19:58 The Relationship Between Affects and Homeostasis

01:21:26 The Sacrificial Nature of Life01:23:35 Cell Death and Remodeling in the Brain

01:25:18 The Role of Sacrifice in Nature

01:27:04 The Low After Achieving a Goal

01:31:40 Supporting the Seeking System in Clinical Practice

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