Self-reported strength of temptations, not state or trait self-control, predict goal attainment (N=107, over 3 months) https://twitter.com/minzlicht/status/788013853191901185 …
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Many of genes I explored were pain sensitivity ones b/c of my mom having a fibromyalgia diagnosis. The idea that I could tweak object level pain response by tweaking myself in the meta was how I improved my depression symptoms. Realizing it might be possible was the hard part.
Been looking for this kind of phenomena at all scales now. I think the effect manifests itself not just on the biological level (gut bacteria, muscle responses to pain), but also at psych and socio-cultural angle.https://twitter.com/ultimape/status/818873344648998912 …
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Turns out I can ACTUALLY cure headaches with chocolate chips, but they have to be 90%+ cacao and have the plant fats. The Löb's theorem bit was a red hearing, it was all about gut bacteria:https://twitter.com/ultimape/status/726262060280111104 …
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(the association here is that article talks about dealing with anxiety as a form of behavior instigation, and the serotonin bacteria I was targeting with chocolate was what I concluded would help reduce my depression/anxiety symptoms)
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My personal bet is that both the original study cited at the root of this thread, and the subsequent findings on the related marshmallow experiment are both looking at the problem under the wrong lens.
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I mean, of course you would expect to see the marshmallow test from the 70s fail to replicate.https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jun/01/famed-impulse-control-marshmallow-test-fails-in-new-research …
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But who would have thought to control for changing rates of sugar consumption and the impact on BDNF?https://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2018-10-24/how-sugar-and-poor-diet-affect-teen-mental-health …
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Because stuff like this didn't' come out until 2014:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00985/full …
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Under the gut-brain axis lense this stuff is much easier to model. Does exercise increase BDNF? Yes. Does exercise increase executive function and self control? Yes.https://twitter.com/ultimape/status/1029767049860534272 …
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Does exercise reduce alzheimer's risk? Yes. Does increased BDNF lower alzheimer's risk? Well...pic.twitter.com/XzpIGJz3pi
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So of course we are seeing indications that the gut plays a role in it. https://www.google.com/search?q=alzheimer%27s+gut+bacteria&source=lnms&tbm=nws …
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I can imagine it now... a million think pieces on how 'the lizard brain is angered by sugar' thus augmenting the already existing discourse around odd theories on why we see self-control issues in dementia.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/managing-your-memory/201802/why-self-control-fails-in-dementia …
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Related idea to the social-cultural modulation of behavior via serotonin:https://twitter.com/ultimape/status/1080527438889787393 …
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