you have no activation in your amygdala. >> do you think it doesn't work? >> your amygdala works.ust needs a much higher level of stimulation. things that are typically stimulating for most of the rest of us are not really doing it for you. >> i took that to mean that basically over time i've sort of desensitize myself to a certain stimulus. i've been climbing over 20 years. it used to be -- a lot of things in climbing used to be more scary, and over time i've gotten used to it and now feel quite comfortable. >> reporter: the emotional toll in alex's friends and family in the leadup to the climb is at times difficult to watch, especially when it comes to his girlfriend soni. >> awesome, makes life better in every way. >> it's really hard for me to grasp why he wants this. what if something happens? >> how did you prepare differently? did you find that it was a different experience being in such a serious relationship this time around? >> the reason it sort of worked out is soni, my girlfriend, told me, you don't need to break up with me to climb. she was like, you can have both. i

he goes through his list of things he's accomplished. >> juan: a huge amygdala? not the size that matters. >> dana: duly noted. companies ruling out monthly subscription service for cars. i love this idea. the auto industry -- is it good? the auto industry is creating a subscription service so you can write your next car month-to-month. you don't have to have the same car all the time. you can preplan. anywhere from $380 -- >> jesse: in the winter you get a tahoe and the summer you get a convertible. i like that. >> dana: in the fall you can get a pick up and haul around all your leaves. >> jesse: it's what you think people do with leaves? >> greg: we are definitely moving away from owning stuff. can i tell you something? i have the global entry interview. you get that thing. they reprimanded me for not having a driver's license. they thought i was crazy. >> dana: you they thought you e a stateless person. >> greg: i am in new york. the guy says it's crazy. >> dana: a lot of younger people don't. you can say you are young at heart. a lot of younger people don't.

other collections among them the quintessentially british wellington boots the costume for padre amygdala in star wars and a lamp by neil paulton the curators are especially proud of this meticulously reassembled art deco tea room by charles rennie mackintosh most dundonian sir are quite excited about their new attraction this city has changed dramatically it was quite a dark pierce city in the last twenty years we've seen it have a number of organizations established such as done the contemporary art center which we're standing outside and that has been a real moment in history and we're seeing another right now i i think increasingly we're seeing lots of people move to the city recent statistics show that one in four children in turn to live in poverty but the criticism that the ninety million euros for the museum should have been spent on social programs doesn't impress city council leader john alexander but when you get it since apply. that confidence in the people of this in the businesses. you know that's more than just that building and we've seen significant investment significant

>> it starts by reducing activity in the amygdala, which io the fear-processing part of the brain, so that people's fearful emotions linked to trauma can be more easily thcalled and processed. >> reporter: while one in three vets found pills like zoloft and paxil effective in treating their p.t.s.d., the study, which included 24 veterans, showed p.t.s.d. was eliminated in 68% .a vets treated with m.d.m.a.- assisted therapy, and significantly reduced in the other 32%. >> it is not just the m.d.m.a. it is not just the psychotherapy. it is a synergistic people between the two. ( laughter ) ve reporter: lubecy's last suicide attempt was november 23, .d16. 16 months later, his m.d.m.a.- assisted therapy regimen was completed. and since then? >> good to go. >> things you eat with a spoon. >> chocolate ice cream. youeporter: so don't talk to jon lubecky if you think m.d.m.a.'s classification as a controlled substance renders it inappropriate for treating p.t.s.d. when people say, "it's illegal," y at do you say to that? >> if i told you i have a treatment that eliminates tumors in 68% of can

>> starts by reducing activity in the amygdala which is the fear prosying portion of the brain so people's emotions linked to trauma can be more easily recalled and processed. >> reporter: while one in three vets found bills like zoloft and paxil effective in treating their ptsd the study that included 24 veterans showed ptsd was eliminated in 68% of vets elated treated with the therapy and significantly reduced in the other 32%. >> it's not the mdma and the psychotherapy, a synergistic effect between the third. >> reporter: 16 months after the therapy began it was adma therapy was completed. >> things you eat with a spoon. >> chocolate ice cream. >> reporter: so don't talk to jon lubecky if you think that mdma's classification as a controlled substance renders it inappropriate for treating people with ptsd. when people say it's illegal, what do you say to that? >> if i told you that i have a treatment that eliminates tumors in 68% cancer patients they would pass a bill legalizing it. >> reporter: mdma-assisted therapy is about to begin its phase three testing. that will involve three more

>> it starts by reducing activity in the amygdala which is the fear processing part of the brain, so's fearful emotions linked to trauma can be more easily recalled and processed. >> reporter: while one in three vets found pills like xoloft and paxil effective, the study with 24 veterans showed ptsd was eliminated in 68% of vets treated, and significantly reduced in the other 32%. >> it is not just the mdama, it is not just the psychotherapy. it is the synergistic effect between the two. >> reporter: the last suicide attempt was november 23rd, 2013. 16 months later his mdma regimen therapy was completed. since then? >> good to go. >> things with way spoon. >> chocolate ice cream. >> reporter: don't talk to john if you think classification as a controlled substance renders it inappropriate for treating ptsd. >>> when people say it's illegal, what do you say to that? >> if i told you i have a treatment that eliminates tumors in 68% of cancer patients, they'd pass a bill tomorrow legalizing it and allowing people to take it. to begin its phase 3 fda testing. that will involve three more

the part of the brain, the amygdala, which is the impulse, we use that in cases of extreme danger. we found out when that region is activated and it blocks the , the prefrontal cortex, and the hippocampus which is memory and learning, through mindfulness we are able to, through mri results, shrink ,he hippocampus, the amygdala so this is how we address the issue with a bully. and also from the social media perspective, we encourage the ,lder students to check in thought perceptions at each , and before they lock on before they post something. to help them. with respect to the victims, through social media we can help build more compassion, build more -- and let go of thoughts and emotions by observing them, so they disengage from their own thoughts that have fear in them. the third portion would be the victim, the witnesses and morenders, so by building empathy and compassion we help them to interfere. >> deb had mentioned the victim, and what we try to do in my we usedistrict, evidence-based practices within our school district. present we use second steps, a social skills-based p

a primer for riders because it goes into the ways but also here praying with the process and the amygdala where the memory is supposedly house and your own trepidation. where is it you i have long -- do i have it? you are very brave. but i wanted to know because i was very damage for a while but it made it harder to remember anything. but i hope you can see i have recovered. [laughter] so one of the things that happened that i discovered taking the medication for seizures but it made me happy is what is wrong with that? but if you are laughing at what people a saying and is not supposed to be funny. it is distressing. and something but then they are also viscerally but then to take that emotion. then and to then with this very traumatic memory was uncovered even if it did not happen exactly the way i wrote it down it is part of my life. going into this ptsd moment but that thought process is the emotional memory. so you startedng this book by looking at letters and though whole lifetime.he and to love the expression. to have an image. but these were books of memorabilia. and to be despera

really goes into the way you think not only that but talkingo about your brain and that process and amygdala talk about your memory supposedly is heldto and also your own trepidations about the way that your brain works and where is it coming from him to do i haven't? know,n so it's very candid and then i ou'r think what did i esay? >> maybe i i shouldn't have said that.. i als [laughter] disea >> i was brain damaged for a, while lyme disease went into my brain made it foggy and hard to remember anything but then i wac curious. [l i hope you can see i have recovered... [laughter] spee17 one of the things that happened in thinking about the brain and how it works, i discovered in taking this medication for seizures it madet me too happy well what's wrong withth that?? if you are laughing at what i people are saying it is not supposed to be funny then it isi distressing. had [laughter] do so i found also that this has to do neurologically was something going on and i tied i tied it to the idea that our brains have emotions in them and really are triggered viscerally in mymotion stories have th

and can i see the -- the part of the brain, the amygdala, the impulse, we usually only use that in cases of extreme danger. we found out when that region is activated and it locks the other two, the prefrontal cortex, executive function, and hippocampus, memory and learning. with mri ndfulness, results, we're able to shrink the amygdala and make it thick er, the prefrontal cortex. so this is how we're able to address the issue with the bully, and also from the social media perspective, we encourage all students to check in, to check their sensations, perceptions, at each phase, befo re they log on, as they log on, and before they post something. to help them. and with respect to the victims, through social media, we can build more self compassion, let go of thoughts and emotions by observing them, to keep a distance, to disengage from their own thoughts that have fear in them. then, of course, the third portion is the witnesses, the bystanders. by building more empathy and compassion, we're able to help them pick a step to interfere. >> [inaudible] he mentioned the victim. what we try to