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The Effect of Texting on Our Brain
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1:23:51 - 1:30:02 (06:11)

Texting has allowed for rapid communication but it's not decreasing our intellectual prowess. It's more like a use it or lose it kind of a thing with our brain.

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This podcast discusses the motor theory of speech perception and how it affects our communication skills.
1:23:51 - 1:25:43 (01:52)
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Communication skills
Summary

This podcast discusses the motor theory of speech perception and how it affects our communication skills. It suggests that our low level electrical activity to our throat may be responsible for us joining in on the enunciation of what we hear in our minds while someone else is explaining something to us.

Chapter
The Effect of Texting on Our Brain
Episode
Dr. Erich Jarvis: The Neuroscience of Speech, Language & Music
Podcast
Huberman Lab
This podcast explores whether our reliance on texting and tweeting is making us less proficient at speech, or if it's actually allowing for more rapid communication between people.
1:25:43 - 1:28:44 (03:00)
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texting, communication, language
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This podcast explores whether our reliance on texting and tweeting is making us less proficient at speech, or if it's actually allowing for more rapid communication between people. It also discusses how texting proficiency can even be considered in evaluating potential romantic partners.

Chapter
The Effect of Texting on Our Brain
Episode
Dr. Erich Jarvis: The Neuroscience of Speech, Language & Music
Podcast
Huberman Lab
Texting is not decreasing the intellectual prowess of speech, but it’s converting it and using it a lot in a different way, which may not be as rich in regular writing because of communication limitations.
1:28:44 - 1:30:02 (01:17)
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Texting
Summary

Texting is not decreasing the intellectual prowess of speech, but it’s converting it and using it a lot in a different way, which may not be as rich in regular writing because of communication limitations. However, the more you use a particular brain region, the more enhanced and healthier it becomes, like a muscle.

Chapter
The Effect of Texting on Our Brain
Episode
Dr. Erich Jarvis: The Neuroscience of Speech, Language & Music
Podcast
Huberman Lab