Master Neuroplasticity to Improve Your Life - Nicole Vignola : 1169
The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist with a BS in Neuroscience and a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology, explains how to rewire the brain for better decision-making and lasting change. You will learn about neuroplasticity, the science behind creating and undoing brain pathways, and practical strategies for forming new habits. Nicole shares the importance of visualization, taking strategic breaks, and focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses. She discusses the concept of mental currency and how to allocate energy effectively.
The episode also covers how to manage negative thoughts, boost positive thinking, and the role of myelination in habit formation. Nicole explains how to use visualization paired with physical activity to reinforce new habits and prepare for setbacks. This episode provides actionable advice for anyone looking to improve mental health, enhance cognitive function, and create lasting positive changes in their life.
Nicole’s new book, “Rewire: Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change (Your Neurotoolkit for Everyday Life)” is out now!
Timestamps:
- (00:01:02) Introduction to Nicole Vignola and her work
- (00:01:44) The importance of affirmations and voice modulation
- (00:06:31) Fundamentals of neuroplasticity
- (00:09:42) The future of neuron regeneration
- (00:13:54) Habits, myelination, and cognitive energy
- (00:19:03) Mental currency and vigilance decrement
- (00:23:32) Trying harder vs. strategic rest
- (00:28:05) Morning vs. evening energy dynamics
- (00:29:24) The role of strategic breaks
- (00:31:27) Focusing on strengths over weaknesses
- (00:35:59) Managing negative thoughts and default mode network
- (00:43:03) Tools for creating positive thoughts
- (00:47:39) Healing trauma and synaptic rewiring
- (00:50:58) Gratitude practice and neuroplasticity
- (00:55:31) Longevity and healthy aging
- (01:01:20) Nicole's perspective on living past 100
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Resources:
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:07.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:11.0 | Today's episode is all about tools that let you more quickly rewire your brain and |
| 0:17.0 | make better decisions and who's going to teach us how to do that today? Is it some crazy Tibetan monk? |
| 0:23.8 | No, actually. |
| 0:25.0 | It is a renowned neuroscientist |
| 0:27.0 | named Nicole Dignola. |
| 0:29.3 | She's a BS in neuroscience and a master of science in organizational psychology which I found gives her a unique view on teaching you how your brain actually works when you're not looking and her her newest book is called Rewire, |
| 0:43.8 | break the cycle, alter your thoughts, |
| 0:45.8 | and create lasting change. |
| 0:48.2 | And the reason that I want you to listen to the episode today |
| 0:51.5 | and to learn from her is that there are huge |
| 0:54.9 | numbers of things that your brain wastes energy on things that you don't choose |
| 0:59.0 | but that feel like they're real feel like they're there and the more energy you have the right energy you have to |
| 1:05.4 | change the way your brain works. Once you have that energy though if you don't |
| 1:10.0 | understand how it works how are you going to change it? So there's a lot of there's a lot of |
| 1:14.7 | learning here and I would say that Nicole is one of the emerging voices in the |
| 1:21.1 | field of neuroscience and part of my job is to find people doing cool |
| 1:23.9 | stuff who haven't developed big platforms that's why you've seen Tim Ferris on the |
| 1:29.8 | show before he had a podcast although he had a giant platform just saying and Andrew Huberman before he had a podcast, although he had a giant platform, |
| 1:32.7 | just saying. |
| 1:33.4 | And Andrew Huberman, before he had a show, |
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