177 - This is Your Brain on Love
Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
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The Smart Vagus in the Dumbugs
Ambassadors are the more refined and rational part of your brain. They're also a lot slower to show up than the primitives. But they're more successful at keeping them in check if time is on their side. Do something, for example, like taking a deep breath, it can help activate what's called the smart vagus. The dumb one will do something like make you feel queasy while getting blood drawn.
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