<p>Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Jim Poole, chairman, president and chief executive of neuroscience company Solace Life Sciences.</p><p>The company owns NuCalm, a technology designed to reduce stress and improve sleep without recourse to drugs.</p><p>You may have even spotted the Duchess of Sussex wearing one of their stress relief patches.</p><p>In this episode, Evgeny and Jim explore the evolution of the human brain, anxiety and how to deregulate the amygdala, a small, almond-shaped part of the brain that plays a central role, which Jim says ‘feeds on fear’.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><u>In this episode:</u></strong></p><ul><li>The current state of brain understanding</li><li>Brain psychology and its evolution</li><li>The autonomic nervous system and how it shapes everything from stress to relaxation</li><li>Ho to control anxious thoughts</li><li>How to downregulate the amygdala, the part of the brain that triggers intense fear responses</li><li>Different frequencies in the brain and how they influence mental states</li><li>Why “the Western world may be leading the cause” of anxiety</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>