{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/659d60fd55d0e200156505c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brain Rewiring, Rat Imagination, Dogs & PTSD","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about the brain’s ability - or inability - to rewire itself, the imagination of rats, and how dogs can have a positive effect on those suffering from PTSD.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Brain Rewiring&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues.” <a href=\"https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/our-brains-are-not-able-to-rewire-themselves-despite-what-most-scientists-believe-new-study-argues\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University of Cambridge. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Against cortical reorganisation.” <a href=\"https://elifesciences.org/articles/84716\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Tamar R. Makin &amp; John W. Krakauer. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rat Imagination&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Rats have an imagination, new research finds.” <a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006131\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EurekAlert! 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Volitional activation of remote place representations with a hippocampal brain-machine interface.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh5206\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Chongxi Lai, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dogs &amp; PTSD&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Contact with a service dog might help individuals with PTSD sleep better, study finds.” <a href=\"https://www.psypost.org/2023/10/contact-with-a-service-dog-might-help-individuals-with-ptsd-sleep-better-study-finds-214134\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Vladimir Hedrih. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Paws for Purple Hearts - Service Dogs for our Warriors.” <a href=\"https://pawsforpurplehearts.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website. 2023.</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Heart rate during sleep in PTSD patients: Moderation by contact with a service dog.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301051123001035?via%3Dihub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Steven H. Woodward, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em></p>","author_name":"Discovery"}