Brain Waves #38: Would You Wait For That Reward?

The Bigger Picture · Health and Living · 15 Sept 2020 · 39 mins listen

In a world where gratification is almost instant, patience is truly becoming a virtue. But could we trick our brain to learn to be more patient? On the Brain Waves series, neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar is here to help us go behind the neuroscience of patience and find out if we can trick our brain to be more patient.

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Produced by:

Lim Sue Ann

Presented by:

Meera Sivasothy

Categories:

Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness,Science,Medical Innovation and Technology

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The Bigger Picture, Health & Living, brainwavesonbfm, patience, self-control, impulse control, serotonin

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