Ears & Eyes, Psilocybin & Depression, ADHD & Hoarding

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about how your ears are eavesdropping on your eyes, a bold new study on the anti-inflammatory effects of psychedelics, and an astonishing new discovery linking hoarding disorder with ADHD.

Ears & Eyes

“Your Eyes Talk to Your Ears. Scientists Know What They’re Saying.” by Dan Vahaba. 2023.
“Research Discovery: Astonishing Connection Between Vision and Hearing.” by Doug Garfield. 2023.
“Parametric information about eye movements is sent to the ears.” by Stephanie N. Lovich, et al. 2023.

Psilocybin & Depression

“Psilocybin induces acute and persisting alterations in immune status in healthy volunteers: An experimental, placebo-controlled study.” by N.L. Mason, et al. 2023.
“Study suggests single dose of psilocybin safe and effective as treatment for major depressive disorder.” by Justin Jackson. 2023.
“Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression.” by Richard E. Daws, et al. 2022.

ADHD & Hoarding

“Strong connection found between ADHD and hoarding disorder.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
“Hoarding disorder.” by Mayo Clinic Staff. 2023.
“Who really hoards? Hoarding symptoms in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and healthy controls.” by Giacomo Grassi, 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 in for the first time
0:13.8	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.6	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how your ears are eavesdropping on your eyes, a bold new study on the anti-inflammatory
0:26.6	effects of psychedelics, and an astonishing new discovery linking hoarding disorder with ADHD.
0:33.6	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:36.6	A new study at Duke University has shown that our ears
0:40.5	have been eavesdropping on our eyes this whole time.
0:44.3	Okay, that is a very confusing statement and I have so many questions.
0:48.6	Yeah, that's fair.
0:50.0	Okay, I'll back up a little bit because once you do get it is pretty amazing.
0:53.4	So in 2018 the research team led by Dr. Jennifer Grow
0:57.2	discovered that the ears emit a super tiny noise every time the eyes move.
1:03.2	Huh.
1:04.2	I mean the ears can hear noise but I didn't think they could actually
1:08.3	make noise? Plus I'm moving my eyes right now and I don't hear anything so
1:12.3	what's the deal?
1:14.3	It is totally imperceptible like as something that you can consciously hear and they're also not entirely
1:19.9	sure what causes the little sound. But using tiny but powerful microphones
1:25.1	placed inside the ear canal, they could detect it. The theory as of right now is
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