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Dr. Tara Swart on Intuition: The Neuroscience of Trusting Your Gut

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Should you trust your gut? Neuroscientist and MIT lecturer Dr. Tara Swart says yes. In this episode, she unpacks the science behind intuition — how it’s shaped by emotions, past experiences, and creativity — and shares tools to sharpen your instincts and live more authentically. Follow Dr. Tara Swart here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

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0:07.2

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0:12.5

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0:18.0

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0:26.0

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0:28.4

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0:32.0

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0:35.8

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0:39.0

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0:43.8

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0:49.5

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0:56.4

Singing, chanting, drumming, humming, all of those sorts of things can also increase connectivity

1:03.0

in your brain that gives you more access to your intuition. Hey everyone, it's Rosie here. Welcome

1:09.2

back to Radio Headspace.

1:11.2

I have a question for you.

1:12.7

Do you trust your gut?

1:14.3

Or perhaps the better question is, should you trust your gut?

1:18.2

Well, according to Dr. Tara Swart, the answer is yes.

1:22.4

Tara is a neuroscientist, senior lecturer at MIT,

1:26.5

and the author of the source, The Secrets of the source, the secrets of the universe,

1:30.0

the science of the brain. Today, we'll dive into the science behind intuition, where it comes from,

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