No Inner Voice, Yoga & Brain Health, Monogamous Mice

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Warner Bros. Discovery

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about people who lack an inner voice, how yoga could help cancer survivors defog their minds, and the newly discovered hormone that is connected to promiscuous behavior in mice.

No Inner Voice

“People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory.” University of Copenhagen. 2024.
“Not Everybody Has an Inner Voice: Behavioral Consequences of Anendophasia.” by Johanne S. K. Nedergaard & Gary Lupyan. 2024.

Yoga & Brain Health

“Yoga shows ‘most improvement’ in restoring brain health in long-term cancer survivors, Northeastern researcher says.” by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert. 2024.
“Management of Cancer-related Cognitive Dysfunction - Conceptualization Challenges and Implications for Clinical Research and Practice.” by Pascal Jean-Pierre. 2010.
“Yoga improves self-reported cognitive function among cancer survivors: results from the STAYFit trial.” by Neha P. Gothe, et al. 2024.

Monogamous Mice

“Some mice have a cheating heart. It’s a hormonal thing, scientists find.” by Mark Johnson. 2024.
“History of Adrenal Research: From Ancient Anatomy to Contemporary Molecular Biology.” by Walter L. Miller & Perrin C. White. 2023.
“Monogamy Rare In the Wild.” by Alisa Opar. 2013.

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0:27.6	Saving in comparison to an anytime return fare. Hello, in just a few minutes. I'm Nate and I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time
0:44.4	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:47.7	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about people who lack an
0:51.9	inner voice, how yoga could help cancer survivors
0:55.2	defog their minds, and the newly discovered hormone that is connected to promiscuous behavior
1:01.1	in mice.
1:02.1	All right, let's get started.
1:04.0	In just about everything we do, there's little voice inside our minds guiding us to make decisions.
1:08.0	You know, we're at the store and it's listing off the things we need to grab.
1:11.0	We're navigating traffic and that little voice of ours is telling us where to turn.
1:15.6	Yeah, and sometimes that little voice thinks out of our mouths when we think we're alone.
1:20.0	Sure, yeah, talking to ourselves can be embarrassing if we get caught, but it's definitely not all that uncommon.
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