Thewaytothinkabouthowthenervoussystemworksisthatourexperiences, ourmemories, everythingissortoflikethekeyson a pianobeingplayedin a particularorder, right?
Andwecanlookathealthyconditionsorsituationslikebeinginpursuitof a goalwhereeverytimeweaccomplishsomethinginroutetothatgoal, a littlebitofdopamineisreleasedandwefeelmoremotivation, thathappens.
And a lotofpeopledon't understandoratleastappreciatethatthethoughtpatternsandtheneuralcircuitsthatunderliethoughtscanactuallybecontrolledinthisdeliberateway.
Butactuallyforhumans, and I thinkforallspecies, thesensations, theperceptions, andthethoughtsandthefeelingsthatwehaveinourlifespan, noneofthatisactuallycarriedforwardexcepttheonesthatwetakeandweconvertintoactionssuchaswriting, actionssuchaswords, actionssuchasengineeringnewthings.
However, whenyoudecidetomovein a particulardeliberatewaythatrequires a littlemoreattention, youstarttoengageareasofyourbrainfortop-downprocessingwhereyourforebrainworksfromthetopdowntocontrolthosecentralpatterngeneratorssothatmaybeit's rightfoot, rightfoot, leftfoot, rightfoot, rightfoot, leftfootifmaybeyou'rehikingalongsomerocksorsomethingandyouhavetoengageinthatkindofmovement.
Andwhenwetalkaboutdeliberate, I wanttobeveryspecificabouthowyourbrainworksinthedeliberatewaybecauseitgivesriseto a veryimportantfeatureofthenervoussystemthatwe'regoingtotalkaboutnext, whichisyourabilitytochangeyournervoussystem.
Now, whenyou'rewalkingdownthestreetoryou'reeatingoryou'rejusttalkingreflexively, you'renotdoingthis, what I callDPO, duration, path, outcome, typeofdeliberatefunctioninyourbrainandnervoussystem.
Butinyoungchildren, youseethisin a reallyrobustway.
しかし、幼い子供たちの場合は、これが実にしっかりした形で見られる。
A kidsees a pieceofcandythatitwantsandwilljustreachoutandgrabit, whereasanadultprobablywouldaskiftheycouldhave a pieceorwaituntiltheywereoffered a pieceinmostcases.
Soforthoseofyouthataretryingtolearnsomethingnewortolearntosuppressyourresponsesorbemoredeliberateandcarefulinyourresponses, thatisgoingtofeelchallengingfor a particularreason.
Well, thatalldependsonhowmuchattentionandfocusonecancontinuallybringtowhateveritisthey'retryingtolearn, somuchsothatagitationand a feelingofstrainareactuallyrequiredforthisprocessofneuroplasticitytogettriggered.
There's anotherstudythat's justincredible, andwe'regoingtogointothisin a futureepisodeofthepodcastnottoolongfromnow, thatshowedthatifpeoplearelearning a particularskill, itcouldbe a languageskillor a motorskill, andtheyhear a tonejustplayinginthebackground, thetoneisplayingperiodicallyinthebackgroundlikejust a bell, indeepsleep, ifthatbellisplayed, learningismuchfasterforthethingthattheywerelearningwhiletheywereawake.
So I'm goingtotalkabouthowtoapplyallthisknowledgein a littlebitmoreinthispodcastepisode, butalsoinfutureepisodes, butitreallyspeakstothereallykeyimportanceofsleepandfocus, thesetwooppositeendsofourattentionalstate.
Andalso I wanttomakesurethat I payattentiontothefactthatformanyofyou, you'rethinkingaboutneuroplasticitynotjustinchangingyournervoussystemtoaddsomethingnew, buttoalsogetridofthingsthatyoudon't like, right?
Andthereare a numberofdifferentwaysthatthatcanhappen, buttheyallrequirethisthingthatwe'recallingneuroplasticity.
神経可塑性と呼ばれるものが必要なんだ。
We'regoingtohave a largenumberofdiscussionsaboutneuroplasticityindepth.
私たちは、神経可塑性について深く掘り下げた議論を数多くするつもりだ。
Butthemostimportantthingtounderstandisthatitisindeed a two-phaseprocess.
しかし、理解すべき最も重要なことは、それが実に二段階のプロセスであるということだ。
Whatgovernsthetransitionbetweenalertandfocusedandthesedepressedanddeepsleepstatesis a systeminourbrainandbody, a certainaspectofthenervoussystemcalledtheautonomicnervoussystem.
Sothewaytothinkabouttheautonomicnervoussystemandthereasonit's importantforeveryaspectofyourlife, butinparticularforneuroplasticityandengaginginthesefocusstatesandthenthesedefocusstatesisthatitworkssortoflike a seesaw.
Now, somuchhasbeenmadeoftheimportanceofsleepanditiscriticallyimportantforwoundhealing, forlearning, as I justmentioned, forconsolidatinglearning, forallaspectsofourimmunesystem.
Not a lothasbeendiscussedpubliclyasfaras I'm awareofwhentotimeyoursleep.
私が知る限り、睡眠のタイミングについて公に議論されたことはあまりない。
I thinkweallcanappreciatethatsleepingforhalfanhourthroughoutthedaysothatyouget a totalofeighthoursofsleepevery 24-hourcycleisprobablyverydifferentandnotoptimalcomparedto a solidblockofeighthoursofsleep.
But I don't thinkthatmostpeoplearepayingattentiontowhat's happeningintheirwakingstatesandwhentheirbrainisoptimizedforfocus, whentheirbrainisoptimizedfortheseDPOs, thesedurationpathoutcometypesofengagementsforlearningandforchanging, andwhentheirbrainisprobablybettersuitedformorereflexivethinkingandbehaviors.
Soifyouwanttomasterandcontrolyournervoussystem, regardlessofwhattoolyoureachto, whetherornotit's a pharmacologictoolorwhetherornotit's a behavioraltoolorwhetherornotit's a brainmachineinterfacetool, it's vitallyimportanttounderstandthatyourentireexistenceisoccurringinthese 90 minutecycles, whetherornotyou'reasleeporawake.
Itallstartswithmasteringthisseesawthatistheautonomicnervoussystemthatat a courselevelis a transitionbetweenwakefulnessandsleep, butat a finerlevelandjustasimportantarethevariouscycles, thesealltrading 90 minutecyclesthatgovernourlifeallthetime, 24 hours a day, everydayofourlife.
I wantedtoequipyouwith a languagethatwe'realldeveloping a kindofcommonbasesetofinformationgoingforward.
私は、私たち全員が今後、共通のベースとなる情報を開発するための言葉を身につけたかった。
And I hopetheinformationisvaluabletoyouandyou'rethinkingaboutwhatisworkingwellforyouandwhat's workinglesswellandwhat's beenexceedinglychallenging, what's beeneasyforyouintermsofyourpursuitofparticularbehaviorsoremotionalstates, whereyourchallengesorthechallengesofpeoplethatyouknowmightreside.