Harvard Neuroscientist on Gender Dysphoria, Intersex Conditions and Colleges | Adam Omary EP 206

<p>In this episode, I’m joined by cognitive neuroscientist, Adam Omary. This guy is extremely smart so be prepared. We had an interesting conversation about his experience growing from an incel to Harvard graduate student, his experience learning to socialize, the Twin Study, the effects of prenatal hormones during brain development, the causes of gender dysphoria, how cortisol affects the brain, recovering from puberty blockers, and much more. Enjoy!Adam Omary is a Psychology Ph.D. student at Harvard University, where he conducts research in the Affective Neuroscience &amp; Development Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Leah Somerville. He attended the University of Southern California as a QuestBridge Scholar and graduated with a B.A. in Cognitive Science and M.S. in Biostatistics.—Check Out Our Sponsors— - Order my hangover supplement, After Party on https://bit.ly/3VJ0UnD and Amazon https://a.co/d/6OGdTrT. Be sure to leave a review!- Air Oasis’ iAdaptAir Purifier at https://www.airoasis.com/pages/mp code MP for 10% off—Visit Adam’s Links—Website: https://adamomary.comSubstack: https://naturednurture.substack.comYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/thenaturenurturepodcast —Follow Me—All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikhailapeterson TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mikhailapeterson Website: https://mikhailapeterson.com Lion Diet: https://liondiet.com Biotoxin: https://biotoxin.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/mikhailapete​rsonpodcast X: https://twitter.com/MikhailaFullerTelegram: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson​​—Chapters—[0:00] Intro[1:15] What is the Twin Study?[9:36] Correlation between gender identity and sexual orientation [14:57] Prenatal hormones during brain development [23:22] Why Adam studied gender dysphoria [26:37] What does cortisol/high-level of stress do to the brain?[30:30] SSRIs during brain development [36:30] Adam’s background and childhood[40:51] How catfishing and red pill helped social development[47:10] Measuring brain activity for accurate hormone levels[51:05] Dopamine release levels between men and women[57:18] Adam’s Harvard experience[1:02:02] How has AI impacted universities?[1:03:01] Adam’s faith and spirituality journey[1:11:57] Can adolescents recover from puberty blockers?[1:20:44] Gender dysphoria and social influence</p>