My guest is Dr. Jennifer Groh, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. She explains how our brain encodes sights and sounds and integrates them so we can navigate and understand the world around us. She explains what thoughts really are and how what you focus on determines your thoughts, not just in that moment but your future thoughts too. We discuss this in the context of how to improve your level of focus and happiness and how to complete tasks and task-switch more effectively. We also discuss how you can rewire the neural circuits that underlie your default patterns of thinking and attention.
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*Dr. Jennifer Groh*
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*Timestamps*
00:00:00 Jennifer Groh
00:03:41 Sounds & Vision, Sensory Integration; Dynamic Maps
00:07:42 Context & Mapping; Screens, Projection & Perception, Ventriloquists
00:13:52 Sound Localization
00:16:53 Sponsors: Lingo & Wealthfront
00:19:50 Hearing Loss & Sound Localization, Ear Folds
00:21:56 Unfamiliarity of Hearing Your Own Voice; Tool: Bone Conduction Headphones
00:26:16 Tool: Headphone Volume & Protecting Hearing
00:28:57 3D Sound, Sound Distance, Thunder, Earthquakes
00:37:24 Sound Integration; Sound Frequency & Distance, Warning Signals
00:44:36 Sponsors: AGZ by AG1 & Our Place
00:47:39 Music, Rhythm, Community & Emotion
00:57:00 Music, Military; Courtship; Evolution of Music & Language
01:02:37 Ears, Visual & Auditory Integration, Sound Localization
01:09:48 Evolution of Visual & Auditory Systems, Music; Brain Controlling Vision
01:15:17 Sponsor: Helix Sleep
01:16:45 Physical Space & Sounds; Cathedrals, Sound Delay
01:22:37 Music, Emotion & Community; Science & Admitting Weakness
01:27:01 Thinking & Sensory Simulations; Forming Thoughts
01:33:18 Attention, Attractor States, Flow States, Tool: Changing Environment
01:37:38 Sounds & Environment for Focus, Attention, Tool: Mental Interval Training
01:44:37 Sponsor: LMNT
01:45:58 Endurance & Interval Mental Work; Mental Rest, Music
01:50:37 Musician, Rehearsal & Performance; Pressure
01:54:16 Chickens; Hypnotizing Chickens, Visual Attention & Focus
02:03:47 Relaxation, Phones & Schools, Boredom, Social Media
02:12:48 Acknowledgements
02:13:58 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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