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 TIERNEYWebsite: https://somaticdoctor.com/Articles: https://medium.com/@boundlessbodypod🔗 LUCY BIVEN'S BOOKSA Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience: https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience/dp/1638600961Archaeology 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=1-1CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction and Background00:38 Distinguishing Emotion and Affect03:22 Affects and Emotions in Other Species04:09 The Play System and Rough and Tumble Play05:46 The Importance of Play and Affects06:43 The Complexity of Affects and Neurobiology09:38 Rough and Tumble Play vs. Stylized Play12:04 The Need for Comprehensible Neuroscience13:25 The Importance of Play in Child Development16:22 Gender Asymmetries in Rough and Tumble Play23:47 The Complexity of Neuroscience and Psychiatry25:08 The Limitations of Current Neuroscience Knowledge28:07 The Heuristics and Oversimplification in Neuroscience Models29:30 The Proto-Self and Core Self in Affective Neuroscience32:43 The Thalamus and Core Self in Affective Neuroscience33:16 Different Neuroscientists and Brain Structures36:43 The Periaqueductal Gray41:30 The Care System45:19 The Panic Grief System52:29 The Seeking System59:44 The Rage System01:03:25 The Lust System01:04:22 Exploring the Relationship Between Care and Lust01:05:11 Critiquing Freud's Theories01:05:48 Gender Differences in Lust01:06:42 The Biological Basis of Gender Dysphoria01:07:47 The Limitations of Studying Gender Dysphoria in Rats01:08:16 The Complexity of Studying the Cortex01:08:46 The Relationship Between Affects and Homeostasis01:09:15 The Role of Social Contagion in Gender Dysphoria01:10:40 The Interplay Between Gender and Sexuality01:12:33 Reviewing the Seven Affects01:13:20 Exploring Homeostasis and the Seeking System01:19:58 The Relationship Between Affects and Homeostasis01:21:26 The Sacrificial Nature of Life01:23:35 Cell Death and Remodeling in the Brain01:25:18 The Role of Sacrifice in Nature01:27:04 The Low After Achieving a Goal01:31:40 Supporting the Seeking System in Clinical PracticeHashtags#lust #grief #dopamine #neuroscience #neuropsychology #drbriantierney #psychology #lucybiven #affectiveneuroscience #seeking system #brainscience #emotions #mentalhealth #podcast #boundlessbody