[kikki]

That would be fantastic OP.  Please do let us know if you manage to glean any further information 

I haven't watched them all, but have watched quite a few. 

[OldPilot]

OK bear with me if I post something you have already posted but this guy is a genius I think.
And I have only listen to the first lecture so far.

Robert Sapolsky discusses physiological effects of stress
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/march7/sapolskysr-030707.html

[kikki]

Agree - an absolute genius.

No, haven't read that before, very interesting, thanks.

This is really good, on depression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc

And we're not the only ones to think so.  Here's another fan.
http://robertsapolskyrocks.weebly.com/hum-bio.html

If you click on the Hum-Bio link - all of those lectures are there, with a synopsis below, if you don't have time to watch them all.

[OldPilot]

Agree - an absolute genius.

No, haven't read that before, very interesting, thanks.

This is really good, on depression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc

And we're not the only ones to think so.  Here's another fan.
http://robertsapolskyrocks.weebly.com/hum-bio.html

If you click on the Hum-Bio link - all of those lectures are there, with a synopsis below, if you don't have time to watch them all.

Thanks - I am going to make time

[calamity]

I love this guy [Sapolsky].  The link won't work tho.  I did find some lectures on youtube [some of the Hum-bio course & a few others].

PS.  I remembered who Sapolsky is:  Susan Anderson quotes him quite often.  He worked with baboons & one of his discoveries was that baboons who fought for their positions in the hierarchy, underwent less stress than those who were defending.  Anderson applies this to the lbs & recommends that the lbs fights to regain his/herself--I am oversimplifying but the idea of not wallowing & actively trying to escape victimhood was very important for my healing.

[OldPilot]

That is so true Anjae - I am a huge Robert Sapolsky fan. 

Frustratingly - nowhere that I have found does he explain what he believes the MLC to be - just that it's a very immature and out of character, out of control response. 

Great that he mentions it - but what does he think it is remains a mystery.

I am still confused by your post.

So far I have not heard him say anything that I disagree with.
I have only watched the depression link and class intro #1 so far.

It is possible that he does not understand what WE think MLC is all about, he appears to be describing everything that we already know, with a much greater biological slant on it.(which I totally agree with).
Maybe we are just not agreeing on terms or definitions, IMHO.

He is teaching the behavioral biology course(#150) at Stanford at the end of the month, I am going to try to see if I can get my son to audit the class, or get permission to audit the online resources for the class, as California is too far to travel to get to class.

I love this guy [Sapolsky].  The link won't work tho. 

What link didnt work?
They all seem to work for me.
Although some may only be good in the United States.

[calamity]

Yes OP the link probably only works from US.  The behavioural biology course is available on itunes [free] & on youtube--if you don't want the credits.

On mlc, Sapolsky wrote the article about apes having mlc's so he is obviously aware.

There are some audio recordings available--I found 3 so I can listen while driving.

[SSG]

Agree - an absolute genius.

No, haven't read that before, very interesting, thanks.

This is really good, on depression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc

And we're not the only ones to think so.  Here's another fan.
http://robertsapolskyrocks.weebly.com/hum-bio.html

If you click on the Hum-Bio link - all of those lectures are there, with a synopsis below, if you don't have time to watch them all.

Wow Kikki....thanks!  The one on depression was great!  Learning about Psychomotor Retardation was eye opening...explains why MLC (spec. H) having no energy to continue working, lethargic with his hobbies... very interesting!
Going to watch the others now.

SSG

[kikki]

PS.  I remembered who Sapolsky is:  Susan Anderson quotes him quite often.  He worked with baboons & one of his discoveries was that baboons who fought for their positions in the hierarchy, underwent less stress than those who were defending.  Anderson applies this to the lbs & recommends that the lbs fights to regain his/herself--I am oversimplifying but the idea of not wallowing & actively trying to escape victimhood was very important for my healing.

That's really interesting Calamity. Makes sense.

I am still confused by your post.

So far I have not heard him say anything that I disagree with.
I have only watched the depression link and class intro #1 so far.

It is possible that he does not understand what WE think MLC is all about, he appears to be describing everything that we already know, with a much greater biological slant on it.(which I totally agree with).
Maybe we are just not agreeing on terms or definitions, IMHO.

It's quite a while since I listened to them - can't remember which one I was referencing.  Will have another listen at some point and get back to you.
It wasn't that I disagreed with what he said, just that he didn't explain what he thought 'caused' MLC or what MLC actually was - when he referenced it as being a possibility. I thought that it was very positive that he used the term.

SGG - they are amazingly informative talks aren't they- he is compelling to listen to as well I thought

[OldPilot]

After I finish my genetics course I thought this looked interesting as he describes a MLC in the first hour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA

Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology
StanfordUniversity

Warning it is at least 25 hours of you tube watching.

Anybody want to join me?

I got stuck on all the hours of this course and just watched lesson 15 today.( 1 hour and 42 mins)
It was on human sexual behavior 1, next up is lesson 2 on the same subject.

I still think this guy is a genius.

One think that I learned from today;s lesson(albeit is was recorded 5 years ag0) is that depression causes a lack of sexual desire.

Whether he believes in MLC or not I believe is irrelevant because the biology of it all is basically explained in a lot of these hours of this course, IMHO.