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How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity

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The Role of the Enterimid Cingulate Cortex in Tenacity and Motivation

This chapter discusses the enterimid cingulate cortex and its role in generating tenacity and motivation. It highlights the research done on the enterimid cingulate cortex's connection to interoception, exteroception, depression, anxiety, high performance, anorexia, tenacity, and motivation. The chapter also explores the experiments conducted on human subjects where stimulation of the enterimid cingulate cortex created a sense of pressure, anticipation, and the need to push through resistance.

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