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November 17, 2015 – A yoga practice or a gratitude practice are what some people believe is good for them. But sometimes it takes someone with a Ph.D. to convince the skeptics that this is true.
Enter Alex Korb, neuroscientist and author of the book, The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression.
Regardless of how much you rely on science to believe or disbelieve in something, Alex’s findings add another layer of wonderful complexity as to why certain experiences occur.
In this Life Mastery Radio interview, Alex talks about neuroplasticity, habits, and why a positive approach especially can help us stick to our plan to change.
What is really happening when you start a new diet or exercise plan only to be disinterested a week later?
Formal Bio:
Alex Korb, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at UCLA.
He earned a BS in neuroscience from Brown University in 2002, and his Ph.D. at UCLA in 2010. He is a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA., and is developing therapeutic focused ultrasound neuromodulation for treatment of mental and neurological disorders.
His other research interests include using measurements of brain activity in depressed patients to predict antidepressant treatment response. He works as a scientific consultant.
Outside of the lab he coaches the UCLA women’s ultimate frisbee team, where he uses his knowledge of brain and behavior to unlock their peak performance.
His book, The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression (link is external) (New Harbinger Publications), is now available in paperback (also on kindle and audiobook).
Listen to “Spiraling out of depression with Alex Korb 11/17/15” on Spreaker.
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