Andrew Huberman· PhD
So the principle here is that as our levels of arousal, that foundation of arousal goes up or down, so too goes up and down our ability to achieve pleasure and pain.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So the principle here is that as our levels of arousal, that foundation of arousal goes up or down, so too goes up and down our ability to achieve pleasure and pain.
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When we are in heightened states of arousal, we can achieve pain, we can experience pain and we can experience pleasure. And under those heightened states of arousal, we are more sensitive.