Peter Attia· MD
but we actually can dominate them through a process called medic cognition where we experience the emotions not just in the lyic system of the brain but in the prefrontal cortex this is where it really gets interesting this is the human difference is where this comes around so the dog you know the dog wants the cookie eats the cookie right pure it dogs are limic creatures little kids are limic right when your when your kids were little when my kids were little and they'd be screaming over something there's a piece of rice on their chair whatever thing that bums them out you're like use your words what you're telling them to do is to experience the emotion in the prefrontal cortex of the brain where they can decide how to react they can think about what their own emotions are and when you're doing that then you can then you can get in the cold plunge and say it hurts so good right because that and that's what metacognition brings to you