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What Now? with Trevor Noah

Emily McDonald: Can You Rewire Your Brain?

3/19/20261 hr 55 min

Trevor and Eugene sit down with neuroscientist and content creator Emily McDonald (aka EmOnTheBrain) to explore how our brains shape the way we think, feel, and behave. From the real limits (and possibilities) of neuroplasticity to the surprisingly persistent pull of old habits, McDonald breaks down what’s actually happening inside our nervous systems.

 

Along the way, the trio dive into Emily’s own neurological journey, how elite athletes train their brains for peak performance, and even the spiritual energy of Sedona — all in an effort to understand how we change, and why our brains don’t always make it easy.

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Clips

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How Habits Hijack Dopamine
Your Brain Builds What You See
You Don’t Lack Focus—Practice
‘Out Of A Crack Pipe’
Visualize Like An Astronaut
Change Beliefs, Change Outcomes
Psychedelics Quiet The Ego
The Kitten Experiment Shift
Become Who You’re Becoming
Are Good Addictions Possible?

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Trevor Noah· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] My idea is we create old age homes- Mm-hmm ... that are kindergartens.

  2. Eugene Khoza· Host0:11

    Yeah.

  3. Trevor Noah· Host0:11

    'Cause old people- Mm-hmm.

  4. Emily McDonald· Guest0:13

    They've done that.

  5. Trevor Noah· Host0:14

    Wait, they have?

  6. Emily McDonald· Guest0:14

    So they've done a research study.

  7. Trevor Noah· Host0:15

    They stole my idea?

  8. Eugene Khoza· Host0:16

    Ah, come on.

  9. Emily McDonald· Guest0:17

    If- [laughs] So if... No, no. So they haven't done this for, like, as a business, so go, go and do it.

  10. Trevor Noah· Host0:21

    Oh, okay. My idea is still safe.

  11. Emily McDonald· Guest0:22

    [laughs] It- no, but there is actually research to show your idea would work.

  12. Trevor Noah· Host0:25

    Good.

  13. Emily McDonald· Guest0:25

    If I'm clear on your idea.

  14. Trevor Noah· Host0:26

    This is why I need you in my life, Em.

  15. Emily McDonald· Guest0:28

    So [laughs] For my hype.

  16. Trevor Noah· Host0:28

    You know how many... Well, let me tell you something.

  17. Eugene Khoza· Host0:30

    So his idea is great. My hypothesis was correct.

  18. Trevor Noah· Host0:30

    You know how, you know how many times I say things to people- [laughs] ... and then they'll be like, "I don't know if that..." And if I had you around, you could be like, "There's research to show." Bam. [upbeat music] This is What Now? with Trevor Noah. This message is a paid partnership with Apple Card. Imagine this, you're at a checkout counter. You're ready to pay when you realize you don't have your wallet. Dun-dun-dun. You could drive all the way back home, and you could get it, but you remember that you have your Apple Card on your iPhone. So you can tap to pay with Apple Pay. Imagine that. No need to carry a wallet. But, you know, one of the things I do like about having my card on my phone is we live in a world where you lose your card, and then you don't know where it is, and then you're like, "What do I do?" Well, if your phone is connected to your card, and your card is connected to your phone, you know what's going on. The best thing about having the Apple Card connected to your phone is you know what every transaction is. You know, like, sometimes

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