Post-Paralysis Walking, Important Naps, History of Kissing

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🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about a high tech brain-spine interference that could revolutionize spinal injury treatments, why you might want to let your child nap as long as they want, and the ancient secrets of the smooch.

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Post-Paralysis Walking

“Walking Naturally After Spinal Cord Injury/Paralysis Using a Brain-Spine Interface.” by Henri Lorach, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06094-5
“This Brain-Spine Interface Sidesteps Spinal Cord Injuries.” by Michael Nolan. 2023.
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/brain-spine-interface

Important Naps

“Study Highlights the Importance of Napping For Memory Consolidation in Early Childhood.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/study-highlights-the-importance-of-napping-for-memory-consolidation-in-early-childhood-163785

History of Kissing

“The Ancient History of Kissing.” by Troels Pank Arbøll & Sophie Lund Rasmussen. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0512?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D71526409875569128722259358006205072405%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1684744647&
“The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates BAck Nearly 5,000 Years.” by Stephanie Pappas. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-kiss-in-recorded-history-dates-back-nearly-5-000-years/

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.6	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:10.6	I'm Nate.
0:11.6	And I'm Callie.
0:12.2	If you're dropping in for the first time,
0:13.4	welcome to Curiosity, where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.1	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today, you'll learn about a high-tech brain spine
0:21.6	interface that could revolutionize spinal injury treatments.
0:25.3	Why you might want to let your child nap as long as they want, and the ancient secrets
0:30.3	of the smooch.
0:31.8	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:35.0	In 2011, a man named Gert Jan Oskam suffered through a gruesome cycling accident
0:39.6	that left him with a traumatic cervical spine injury.
0:42.2	He lost the use of his legs and hasn't been able to walk until now.
0:46.0	Hang on. Spinal injuries like that don't just heal, right?
0:50.0	Nope, and that's what makes this a pretty big deal.
0:52.0	So what's going on? How did they do it? Nope, and that's what makes this a pretty big deal.
0:52.6	So what's going on?
0:53.6	How did they do it?
0:54.8	They use something called a digital bridge.
0:57.6	I think that raises more questions for me that it answers.
1:02.4	Okay, but before we get into it, let's back up a second and talk about the spine.
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