ChatGPT Brain Rot Debate: The Fastest Way to Get Dementia, Watch This Before Using ChatGPT Again, Especially If Your Kids Use It!
MIT just announced that AI is rotting your brain?! Two world-leading experts break this study down and reveal how AI and ChatGPT could silently shrink your brain, kill creativity, and wreck your memory.
Dr Daniel Amen is a renowned psychiatrist, brain health expert, and founder of Amen Clinics, which holds over 270,000 brain scans. He is joined by Dr Terry Sejnowski, a pioneer in the field of computational neuroscience and co-creator of the Boltzmann machine, a groundbreaking neural network that helped lay the foundation for modern AI.
They discuss:
The evolutionary reason why ChatGPT is dangerous for your brain
How ChatGPT trains your brain to avoid discomfort, and why that’s dangerous
How using AI too early in life may block emotional growth and resilience
The surprising reason AI might make you more anxious, not less
Why brain reserve is your greatest defense against future decline
The hidden mental cost of seeking “perfect” partners through robotics and artificial intimacy
What you can do right now to protect your brain health in an AI-saturated world
00:00 Intro
00:02:53 Terry's Background
00:03:35 Daniel Amen Introduction
00:04:35 MIT Study: ChatGPT and Reduced Brain Function
00:07:42 The Link Between ChatGPT and Dementia
00:11:09 Biggest AI Concerns Before Understanding Long-Term Consequences
00:19:49 What Does a Healthy Relationship with AI Look Like?
00:23:09 AI and Early Brain Development
00:25:43 AI Girlfriends
00:35:38 Why Struggle Is Good for Your Brain
00:37:24 Biggest Concerns with AI
00:40:26 ChatGPT Best Practices
00:45:07 Do We Still Need to Spell?
00:46:53 How Can We Learn Better?
00:48:32 How to Avoid Procrastination
00:52:12 Ads
00:54:15 Boosting Brain Health Without AI
00:57:57 Are We Raising Mentally Weak Kids?
00:58:46 Effects of Religion on the Brain
01:01:43 How to Build a Brain-Healthy Nation
01:03:55 Things That Are Bad for Your Brain
01:07:24 Artificial Sweeteners
01:09:07 Is Loud Noise Bad for Your Brain?
01:10:19 Ads
01:11:11 Multitasking
01:12:59 What’s Causing the Rise in ADHD?
01:16:07 Negativity in the Brain
01:18:30 The Top Tip for a Healthier Brain
01:21:08 Importance of Sleep for Brain Health
01:26:59 Are You Prepared for Your Next Health Challenge?
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Most Replayed Moment: Simple Breathing Techniques To Reduce Stress Fast! - James Nestor
James Nestor is a renowned expert on breathing and respiratory health. He is dedicated to uncovering the profound effects of proper breathing on mental and physical well-being.
In today's moment, James Nestor delves into the crucial connection between lung capacity, stress and overall health.
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Neuroscience Expert Dr. Tara Swart on Evidence We Can Communicate After Death and Her Experience Speaking to the Dead!
What if your brain filters out true reality? World-leading neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart reveals why we have 34 senses, not 5, how grief cracked open her consciousness, and the shocking science behind signs, intuition, and real communication with the dead.
Dr Tara Swart is a renowned neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and senior MIT lecturer who holds a PhD in neuropharmacology. She is also the best selling author of books such as, ‘The Source’ and her newest release, ‘The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts’.
She explains:
How to decode signs from loved ones who have passed
Why most people dismiss near-death experiences, until they see the data
How Dr Swart speaks with her husband daily, and what she’s learned
The ancient practices and modern neuroscience helping us heal grief
Why creativity, numbers, and synchronicities are the hidden language of the soul
00:00 Intro
02:22 Shocking New Research About Brain Capabilities
05:42 What's the Secret You've Been Hiding From the World?
17:48 You Need to Train to See the Signs
24:02 I Was Communicating With My Dead Husband Every Day
34:02 What Happens in Near Death Experiences
41:29 How to Train to See These Signs
44:51 Does Spirituality Help Us?
46:14 The Science Behind Intuition
49:57 Healing From Grief
58:23 Ads
55:05 The Shocking Link Between Your Gut and Intuition
59:29 How to Emulate Near Death Experiences
1:02:51 How Do We Know It's Not Just Our Brain Chemicals Tricking Us?
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1:09:24 The Pursuit of Meaning and the Rise of Personal Crisis
1:24:26 Should You Find Love Again After Your Loved One's Death?
1:29:34 Do Animals See Signs?
1:34:04 The Power of Gratitude and Noticing Beauty Around Us
1:37:54 A Message to My Audience
1:41:02 The Best Thing That Someone Has Done for You
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No.1 Herbal Medicine Expert: This Over The Counter Drug Is Quietly Killing You & They’re Lying About Medicinal Plants!
Is the root of every illness your gut? Could 5 simple herbs replace your medicine cabinet? Natural remedy expert Simon Mills reveals the herbal medicines that doctors overlook, and the herbs, spices, and daily habits to use instead!
Simon Mills is one of the most respected herbal practitioners of our time, with nearly 5 decades of clinical experience treating patients. He created the term ‘complementary medicine’ in the 1970s, has served as a special advisor to the UK House of Lords, and currently works as an Advisor and Author at Herbal Reality.
He explains:
How antibiotic resistance could kill millions and what natural remedies can do instead
The #1 hidden cause of chronic illness (that no one’s talking about)
How a common kitchen spice could kill 99% of cold viruses
The 8 plants that are threatening Big Pharma’s bottom line
The ancient medicinal plants we’ve been lied to about, and how to use them
00:00 Intro
02:15 The Power of Medicinal Plants
05:15 Why Medicinal Plants Help Like Paracetamol Does
06:32 How Western Culture Is Getting It Wrong
11:34 Why People Should Care About Medicinal Plants
13:56 Helping 10K+ People With Plants
13:58 Patients Simon Has Helped
15:38 Case Study: Healing Through Plants
22:51 The Gut Controls Almost Everything
26:45 The Dangers of Becoming Antibiotic Resistant
32:38 Alternatives to Antibiotics
38:52 Alternatives to Cold Drugs
51:47 Vitamin D and Zinc for Infection Protection
55:37 Garlic Benefits
59:07 Remedies for Chronic Pain
1:02:12 Arthritis Relief Medicinal Plant
1:08:25 Should We Take Anti-Inflammatory Pills?
1:12:00 The Superpower of Purple Vegetables
1:16:37 Your Diet Recommendations
1:17:33 Keto Diet and Sugar
1:19:34 Keto Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Link
1:22:08 Can PCOS Symptoms Increase From Sugar?
1:23:31 Medicinal Plants to Increase Fertility
1:26:51 Healing Benefits of Echinacea, Frankincense, and Myrrh for the Upper Body
1:33:48 Water Fasting and Long Fasts
1:35:08 Cancer Prevention
1:37:13 Cardiovascular Health Improvements
1:39:00 Benefits of Turmeric Consumption
1:41:35 Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics
1:43:24 The Shocking Benefits of Curcumin
1:50:27 Cocoa Powder Healing Benefits
1:54:44 Shocking Link Between Alzheimer’s and Green Tea
1:56:39 Cholesterol and Statins — Is There an Alternative?
2:02:04 Omeprazole
2:08:29 How to Keep Up With a Fast-Changing World
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Most Replayed Moment: This Diet Could Fix Your Mental Health! - Dr Georgia Ede
Dr. Georgia Ede is a psychiatrist and nutrition expert specialising in the impact of diet on mental health. She advocates for the ketogenic diet as a powerful tool for treating mental health disorders.
Dr. Ede discusses how the ketogenic diet can help improve brain health by reducing inflammation and balancing brain chemicals. She explains its potential benefits for treating mental illnesses and enhancing cognitive function.
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