Daydream Brain, Power of a Laugh, Caffeine & Soccer

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about why you may want to consider letting yourself daydream, how a sense of humor might protect you from depression and anxiety, and the effects of caffeine on the performance of soccer players.

Daydream Brain

“What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming?” by Catherine Caruso. 2023.
“Is the role of sleep in memory consolidation overrated?” by Mohammad Dastgheib, et al. 2022.
“Cortical reactivations predict future sensory responses.” by Nghia D. Nguyen, et al. 2023.
“Why Daydreaming Is Good For Us.” by David B. Feldman Ph.D. 2017.

Power of a Laugh

“Your type of humor might say something about your risk of depression and anxiety.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
“Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.” by Alberto Dionigi, et al. 2023.

Caffeine & Soccer

“Caffeine highs and lows footballers should be aware of.” n.a. 2023.
“The effects of acute caffeine ingestion on decision-making and pass accuracy in young soccer players: A preliminary randomized controlled trial.” by Negar Jafari, et al. 2023.

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:11.0	I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping it for the first time
0:13.7	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.3	If you're a lawyer listener, welcome back.
0:19.2	Today you'll learn about why you may want to consider letting yourself daydream, how a sense of humor might
0:24.4	protect you from depression and anxiety, and the effects of caffeine on the performance of
0:29.1	soccer players.
0:30.1	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:33.0	Results from a new study out of Harvard Medical School
0:36.0	suggest that daydreaming might help our brains
0:39.0	remodel our memories, and might serve a higher function
0:42.0	than just giving our active minds a little break.
0:45.0	Okay, let me unwind this a little bit.
0:48.0	So I know that there have been a million studies on the function of actual dreams
0:51.0	and I know that our ability to dream is actually really
0:53.5	important for our mental health and for proper brain functioning. But are you
0:57.7	saying that daydreams serve a similar role? Well not exactly but to put it as
1:02.1	scientifically as possible, maybe.
1:06.0	To really get to the heart of that, we should define daydream.
1:09.4	Okay, that's a good point.
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