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

In this episode, I’m joined by cognitive neuroscientist, Adam Omary (@NaturedNurture). 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 & Development Laboratory. 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.

Chapters

1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:15What is the Twin Study?
3. 9:36Correlation between gender identity and sexual orientation
4. 14:57Prenatal hormones during brain development
5. 23:22Why Adam studied gender dysphoria
6. 26:37What does cortisol/high-level of stress do to the brain?
7. 30:30SSRIs during brain development
8. 36:30Adam’s background and childhood
9. 40:51How catfishing and red pill helped social development
10. 47:10Measuring brain activity for accurate hormone levels
11. 51:05Dopamine release levels between men and women
12. 57:18Adam’s Harvard experience
13. 1:02:02How has AI impacted universities?
14. 1:03:01Adam’s faith and spirituality journey
15. 1:11:57Can adolescents recover from puberty blockers?
16. 1:20:44Gender dysphoria and social influence