White Board Series (audio): Autism & Motivation: Why the Brain Repeats, Avoids, Persists, or Quits

From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism por Ryan Sumner

Notas del episodio

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lsQIJUPgQ4&t=15s

Part 1: https://youtu.be/uKa3wzpRoxQ?si=57tk2tO14VNVdzcp

In this episode, you can learn:

  • Why the brain repeats rewarding behaviors and avoids costly ones
  • How dopamine and norepinephrine shape motivation, effort, persistence, and quitting
  • Why habits and routines emerge as energy-saving strategies
  • How autistic cognition can heighten attention to detail, discrepancy detection, and internal weighting
  • Why the brain is always trying to maximize expected value whi ... 
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