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The Benefits of a Simple Practice to Improve Attentional Drift
1:16:10 - 1:27:38 (11:27)
A study showed that taking 17 minutes to sit and focus on interoception can rewire the brain to improve attention and offset age-related cognitive decline, regardless of age or whether one has ADHD. Open monitoring, a practice found in meditation, can also lead to improved attention and reduction in attentional blinks.
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The ability to focus and eliminate distractions is not just about failing to focus, but it also includes one's ability to eliminate peripheral senses.
1:16:10 - 1:18:12 (02:01)
Summary
The ability to focus and eliminate distractions is not just about failing to focus, but it also includes one's ability to eliminate peripheral senses. This explains why people with ADHD can focus on things they are passionate about, and brings a new perspective on how ADHD is commonly understood.
ChapterThe Benefits of a Simple Practice to Improve Attentional Drift
EpisodeADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus
PodcastHuberman Lab
Taking a few minutes to focus on one's breathing and internal state (interoception) can help rewire the brain to attend better and possibly offset age-related attentional decline.
1:18:12 - 1:23:47 (05:34)
Summary
Taking a few minutes to focus on one's breathing and internal state (interoception) can help rewire the brain to attend better and possibly offset age-related attentional decline.
ChapterThe Benefits of a Simple Practice to Improve Attentional Drift
EpisodeADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus
PodcastHuberman Lab
Neuroscience research has shown that blinking controls our perception of time, and levels of dopamine can alter our sense of time.
1:23:47 - 1:27:38 (03:51)
Summary
Neuroscience research has shown that blinking controls our perception of time, and levels of dopamine can alter our sense of time. The frame rate at which we analyze information and dream is variable during sleep, but unlike claims about blinking and sociopathy, the science of blinking as it relates to time perception has strong data supporting it.