Reptilian brain

Type: Concept

Reptilian brain

As of November 2026, Reptilian brain has been mentioned in one podcast episode on What Your Therapist Thinks (Nov 2025).

The triune brain was a once popular model of the evolution of the vertebrate forebrain and behavior, proposed by the American physician and neuroscientist Paul D. MacLean in the 1960s. The triune brain consists of the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex, and the neomammalian complex (neocortex), viewed each as independently conscious, and as structures sequentially added to the forebrain in the course of evolution. According to the model, the basal ganglia are in charge of primal insti

Reptilian brain at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardNov 2025 on What Your Therapist Thinks

Who talks about Reptilian brain on podcasts?

Reptilian brain came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on What Your Therapist Thinks.

What is Reptilian brain mentioned alongside?

Reptilian brain is most often mentioned alongside Toxic Lady, Felicia Keller Bole and Christy Plantinga.

Mentioned together: Toxic Lady, Felicia Keller Bole, Christy Plantinga, Best Therapists, somatic therapy, best therapist.com, Podvision, Freeze response, Parts work, WYT Podcast