Decluttering the Mind, Never Forget Faces, Paralysis Neurons

Today we discuss how watching cleaning or decluttering videos affects our mental state, the abilities of super-recognizers, and a recent discovery into how manipulating the neurons in paralysis patients might be able to improve their mobility.Decluttering the Mind “Why Watching Decluttering Videos Feels So Good” by Abby Alten Schwartzhttps://www.wired.com/story/why-watching-decluttering-videos-feels-so-good/“How to Stop Doomscrolling—With Psychology” by Kenneth R. Rosenhttps://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-psychology-social-media-fomo/Never Forget Faces“I Never Forget a Face: The Science of Super-Recognizers' Amazing Feat of Recognition” by Leah Thayerhttps://neurosciencenews.com/super-recognizers-visual-learning-21379/‘They never forget a face. Research delves into how ‘super-recognizers’ can do this.” By Marlene Cimonshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/science/super-recognizer-facial-memory/2021/10/29/4cf80caa-2159-11ec-b3d6-8cdebe60d3e2_story.htmlParalysis Neurons“Nine Paralysis Patients Walk Again Thanks to Newly Identified Neurons” by Ruairi J Mackenziehttps://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/nine-paralysis-patients-walk-again-thanks-to-newly-identified-neurons-367467“The neurons that restore walking after paralysis” by Claudia Kathe et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05385-7Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/decluttering-the-mind-never-forget-faces-paralysis-neurons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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