How Your Thoughts Are Built & How You Can Shape Them | Dr. Jennifer Groh
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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.
Articles
- Effects of eye position on saccadic eye movements and on the neuronal responses to auditory and visual stimuli in cat superior colliculus (Experimental Brain Research)
- Eye Position Influences Auditory Responses in Primate Inferior Colliculus (Neuron)
- The eardrums move when the eyes move: A multisensory effect on the mechanics of hearing (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
- When rewards backfire: Collapsing under pressure in motor cortex (Neuron)
Other Resources
- Neitz lab – The Basics
- Neitz test
- Bone conduction headphones (Amazon)
- Lawmakers use haka to protest in New Zealand's parliament
- Study with me (YouTube)
- Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
- Chicken Hypnosis
Huberman Lab Episodes Mentioned
- Protect & Improve Your Hearing & Brain Health | Dr. Konstantina Stankovic
- Dr. Matthew MacDougall: Neuralink & Technologies to Enhance Human Brains
- Dr. Erich Jarvis: The Neuroscience of Speech, Language & Music
- How to Expand Your Consciousness | Dr. Christof Koch
- Dr. Mark D'Esposito: How to Optimize Cognitive Function & Brain Health
- Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones & Social Media Impact Mental Health & the Realistic Solutions
People Mentioned
- Jay and Maureen Neitz: professors of ophthalmology, University of Washington
- Marla Feller: professor of biological sciences, UC Berkeley
- Charles Sherrington: neurophysiologist, Nobel laureate
- Rick Rubin: record producer
- David Spiegel: professor of medicine, Stanford University
- Harvey Karten: comparative neuroscientist
About this Guest
Dr. Jennifer Groh
Jennifer Groh, PhD, is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University.
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