{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/6710e93b3e7330ed9c2bb1e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NuCalm’s Jim Poole: Anxiety & why the brain ‘knows how to heal’ (Brave New World preview) ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/1729161360438-0bf83261-49e0-45b4-8075-860f8f0655b5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this preview of Brave New World, host Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Jim Poole, chairman, president and chief executive of Solace Life Sciences.</p><p><br></p><p>The neuroscience company owns NuCalm, a technology designed to reduce stress and improve sleep without recourse to drugs. You may have even spotted the Duchess of Sussex wearing one of their stress relief patches.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Evgeny and Jim explore the evolution of the human brain, anxiety and how to deregulate the amygdala, a small, almond-shaped part of the brain that plays a central role, which Jim says ‘feeds on fear’.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast<a href=\"https://podfollow.com/brave-new-world-3/view#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20Brave%20New%20World,%20the\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}