{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Alcohol Reset by Cloud9","title":"Alcohol and Eye Contact: What Changes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/86c6bea7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":489,"description":"Does alcohol actually change the way you look at someone — or the way they look at you?That intense eye contact after a drink? The way conversations suddenly feel deeper, bolder, more electric? It’s not just confidence. It’s chemistry.In this episode, Mike Hardenbrook breaks down the neuroscience behind alcohol and eye contact, including:• How alcohol dampens the prefrontal cortex and lowers social inhibition • Why reduced amygdala activity makes eye contact feel less intimidating • How dopamine amplifies attraction and perceived chemistry • Why alcohol makes us worse at reading facial expressions and social cues • The role of oxytocin in that “instant connection” feeling • Why the next-day anxiety makes you question what felt so realPlus, how nutrients like Vitamin B1 (Benfotiamine) and L-Tyrosine — found in Daily Restore — support mental clarity and cognitive balance when alcohol is in the mix.🎧 Tap play to understand what’s really happening behind the drunken stare — and why real connection doesn’t need distortion to feel powerful.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Vfz6YwD4ezDmASyIvk0xnVWvE9c_aCjYU99W8UFcuNs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ODg1/MDM4ZWEyNDhkODcw/NDJhZmRhNGYxNGU0/MzQ2NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}