The Science of Hearing, Balance & Accelerated Learning

This episode I describe how our ears and nervous system decode sound waves and gravity to allow us to hear and make sense of sounds. I also describe protocols for rapid learning of sound and other types of information. I discuss sound localization, doppler effects (sound motion), pitch perception and how we isolate sounds in noisy environments. I also review the scientific findings on binaural beats and white noise and how they can improve learning. Other topics and protocols include tinnitus, sea sickness, ear movement, ear growth and the science-supported ways we can all accelerate learning using "gap effects".
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Overview of Topics  
00:02:20 Protocol: New Data for Rapid Learning  
00:09:10 Introduction: Hearing & Balance  
00:09:30 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
00:13:53 How We Perceive Sounds  
00:21:56 Your Hearing Brain (Areas)  
00:23:48 Localizing Sounds  
00:28:00 Ear Movement: What It Means  
00:33:00 Your Ears (Likely) Make Sounds: Role of Hormones, Sexual Orientation  
00:35:30 Binaural Beats: Do They Work?  
00:43:54 White Noise Can Enhance Learning & Dopamine  
00:51:00 Headphones  
00:55:51 White Noise During Development: Possibly Harmful  
01:03:25 Remembering Information, & The Cocktail Party Effect  
01:12:55 How to Learn Information You Hear  
01:18:10 Doppler  
01:22:43 Tinnitus: What Has Been Found To Help?  
01:30:40 Aging: How Big Are Your Ears?  
01:35:00 Balance: Semi-Circular Canals  
01:40:35 A Vestibular Experiment  
01:43:15 Improve Your Sense of Balance  
01:48:55 Accelerating Balance  
01:51:55 Self-Generated Forward Motion  
01:56:25 Dizzy versus Light-Headed  
01:58:38 Motion Sickness Solution  
02:01:23 Synthesis  
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