Curiosity Daily Podcast: Stay Happy and Healthy by Maintaining Your Routines, How Dolphins Learn to Use Tools, and Can Adults Grow New Brain Cells?
Learn about whether adult neurogenesis can help humans grow new brain cells; the super cool way dolphins learn how to use tools; and how keeping good “zeitgeber hygiene” by sticking to a regular routine can keep you happy and healthy.
July 20, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
Can you grow new brain cells as an adult? by Grant Currin
- Yong, E. (2018, March 7). Study: Does Adult Neurogenesis Exist in Humans? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/do-adult-brains-make-new-neurons-a-contentious-new-study-says-no/555026/
- Sorrells, S. F., Paredes, M. F., Cebrian-Silla, A., Sandoval, K., Qi, D., Kelley, K. W., James, D., Mayer, S., Chang, J., Auguste, K. I., Chang, E. F., Gutierrez, A. J., Kriegstein, A. R., Mathern, G. W., Oldham, M. C., Huang, E. J., Garcia-Verdugo, J. M., Yang, Z., & Alvarez-Buylla, A. (2018). Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults. Nature, 555(7696), 377–381. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25975
- Spalding, K. L., Bergmann, O., Alkass, K., Bernard, S., Salehpour, M., Huttner, H. B., Boström, E., Westerlund, I., Vial, C., Buchholz, B. A., Possnert, G., Mash, D. C., Druid, H., & Frisén, J. (2013). Dynamics of Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Adult Humans. Cell, 153(6), 1219–1227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.002
- Mo Costandi. (2012, February 23). Does your brain produce new cells? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2012/feb/23/brain-new-cells-adult-neurogenesis
- Dickinson, K. (2020, June 26). Adult-made neurons mature longer, have unique functions. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/adult-neurons-unique
- Cole, J. D., Espinueva, D., Seib, D. R., Ash, A. M., Cooke, M. B., Cahill, S. P., O’Leary, T., Kwan, S. S., & Snyder, J. S. (2020). Adult-born hippocampal neurons undergo extended development and are morphologically distinct from neonatally-born neurons Prolonged development of adult-born neurons. The Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-1665-19. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1665-19.2020
- Shohayeb, B., Diab, M., Ahmed, M., & Ng, D. C. H. (2018). Factors that influence adult neurogenesis as potential therapy. Translational Neurodegeneration, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-018-0109-9
Dolphins use tools — and they learn how from other dolphins by Cameron Duke
- Starr, M. (2020). Dolphins Are So Smart They’re Learning Tool-Use From Their Friends. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/clever-dolphins-can-pick-up-fishing-tricks-from-their-friends
- Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends. (2020, June 25). Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/dolphins-learn-unusual-hunting-behavior-their-friends
- Shelling out for dinner: Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers. (2020, June 25). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-shelling-dinner-dolphins-foraging-skills.html
- Wild, S., Hoppitt, W. J. E., Allen, S. J., & Krützen, M. (2020). Integrating Genetic, Environmental, and Social Networks to Reveal Transmission Pathways of a Dolphin Foraging Innovation. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.069
To stay happy and healthy, maintain your routines -- aka "zeitgeber hygiene" by Kelsey Donk
- Migala, J. (2020, June 22). Quarantine Health Tip: Form a Routine | Elemental. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/a-rigid-routine-is-key-to-a-healthy-life-bcb0ba3c912a
- Quante, M., Mariani, S., Weng, J., Marinac, C. R., Kaplan, E. R., Rueschman, M., Mitchell, J. A., James, P., Hipp, J. A., Cespedes Feliciano, E. M., Wang, R., & Redline, S. (2018). Zeitgebers and their association with rest-activity patterns. Chronobiology International, 36(2), 203–213. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2018.1527347
- SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and physical distancing: risk for circadian rhythm dysregulation, advice to alleviate it, and natural experiment research opportunities. (2020). Chronobiology International. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07420528.2020.1772811
- Coronavirus Disruption Project finds differences in behavior and views between men and women during the pandemic - Center for the Digital Future. (2020, May 21). Center for the Digital Future. https://www.digitalcenter.org/coronavirus-men-and-women/
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