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emotional engagement

Is Social Media Ruining Your Mental Health? | Dr K Healthy Gamer

Chris Williamson

Dr. K explores whether social media constitutes an addiction or a compulsion, arguing that while platforms are similar to video games in their ability to engage users, they operate through distinct mechanisms involving emotional activation and identity reinforcement rather than just dopamine alone. …

Optimal Protocols for Studying & Learning

Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman emphasizes that optimal learning strategies are counterintuitive and rooted in decades of neuroscience research rather than common sense or preferred "learning styles" like being auditory or visual learners. The core mechanism for retaining information is neuroplasticity, which invol …