Brain Politics
What People Want and Why (A Deep Dive Into Our Evolutionary History)
We take a journey in a time machine to see how ancient humans lived and also get some insights into the evolutionary challenges that shaped our brains using dreams that Dr. Parinja’s fictional patient Jack had, inspired by two iconic Hollywood movies. This episode summarizes what humans want socially and why.
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Meet Your Host Dr. Rajiv Parinja
Dr. Rajiv Parinja is a psychiatrist with Mercy health in Toledo. He started his career in England where he trained in psychiatry as a resident of psychiatry and a fellow in General Adult Psychiatry. He subsequently did another residency at the Cleveland Clinic in psychiatry. He has worked as an inpatient psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic and at Mercy Health in Toledo.
He has an interest in understanding how our brains work from an evolutionary standpoint and applying that knowledge to improving the wellbeing of individuals and societies. He has developed a program called ENaBLe ME which stands for Evolution and Neuroscience Based Learning and Mindfulness Exercises which helps people understand how their brains work and apply that knowledge to improve wellbeing.
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