Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

The Science of "Self" with Dr. Jud Brewer

Mar 14, 2022

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The discussion delves into the concept of self, examining its brain location and influence on experiences.

Questioning the existence of a permanent self by observing consciousness, personhood, and self interplay.

Exploring the connection between selfing, craving, and suffering, encouraging curiosity and sensory experiences for well-being.

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Exploring the Concept of Self in Neuroscience

The discussion delves into the concept of self, examining where it may be located in the brain and how it influences our experiences. The default mode network and its hubs, the medio prefrontal cortex, and posterior singular cortex, are highlighted as key areas associated with the conceptual and experiential sense of self. This distinction helps in understanding how our self-concept evolves based on our daily experiences, ultimately affecting how we perceive and react to the world around us.

Do You Have a Subjective Bias?

04:35

What Is It Like Not to Take It Personally?

02:26

The Somatic Markers Are Really Interesting Attention To

05:33

Introduction

4min

Is There Such a Being?

3min

Is There Such a One?

4min

How Do You See Selfing?

4min

The Evolution of the Selfing Process

2min

Aspects of Affective Forecasting in Primates

3min

Do You Have a Subjective Bias?

5min

What Is It Like Not to Take It Personally?

2min

Are You Having Thoughts of Horses?

4min

10.

I've Gotten a Ton of Value Out of Physical Practices

2min

11.

The Ultimate Daily Nutrition Insurance

4min

12.

How to Preserve a Sense of Self

2min

13.

The Somatic Markers Are Really Interesting Attention To

6min

14.

Let It Flow, Is That Really a Good Idea?

3min

15.

The Poster Singula Is Activated When We Get Caught Up in Our Experience

2min

16.

What Are the Implications of a Contraction?

6min

17.

Seeing, You Know, It's Like Water and Less Like Ice

2min

18.

What's the Tipping Point?

2min

19.

Is There a Way to Relieve Strokes?

5min

20.

Having a Self, the Concept of Self, Is Not a Problem

3min

21.

What Have You Learned That Really Helps You?

2min

22.

How to Find Self in the Brain

4min

23.

Slash Being Well Podcast

2min

One of the underlying threads that runs through many of our conversations on Being Well is our relationship with our “self”. On this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson talk with neuroscientist, mindfulness researcher, and bestselling author Dr. Jud Brewer about where we can find the “self” in the brain, and the benefits of relaxing our attachment to it.

About our Guest: Dr. Jud Brewer is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University. He is the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare, and a research affiliate at MIT. His bestselling books include Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

1:45: What is a “self”?

5:10: Distinguishing consciousness, person, and self

7:25: Can there be a unified sense of self in an everchanging psychological process?

11:50: Selfing and what triggers a sense of “me”

15:20: Evolutionary speculations about the origins of selfing

18:50: Predictive processing and personal associations

21:55: How Jud responds to selfing

28:10: The unicorn metaphor of self and relief in sensory experience

36:45: The experience of addiction and anxiety

40:50: Somatic markers and distinguishing healthy vs. unhealthy desires

41:40: Letting go vs. straining to create a self

45:40: Underlying neurological components of the self

56:30: The fluidity of awareness without self

58:30: When and how does the default mode network become functional?

1:03:00: Neuro-psychedelic research and unlearning

1:07:15: Having a self vs. taking ourselves personally

1:11:00: Recap

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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

The Science of "Self" with Dr. Jud Brewer

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Exploring the Concept of Self in Neuroscience

Reflecting on the Illusory Nature of the Self

Navigating Selfing and its Implications for Well-Being

Understanding the Link Between Subjective Experience and Brain Activity

Implications of Self-Concept and Brain Functionality

Do You Have a Subjective Bias?

What Is It Like Not to Take It Personally?

The Somatic Markers Are Really Interesting Attention To

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Deep dives

Exploring the Concept of Self in Neuroscience

Reflecting on the Illusory Nature of the Self

Navigating Selfing and its Implications for Well-Being

Understanding the Link Between Subjective Experience and Brain Activity

Implications of Self-Concept and Brain Functionality

Do You Have a Subjective Bias?

What Is It Like Not to Take It Personally?

The Somatic Markers Are Really Interesting Attention To

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