Yoga's Role in Cancer Recovery and the Monogamous Mouse Debate

Today, you’ll learn about people who lack an inner voice, how yoga could help cancer survivors defog their minds, and the newly discovered hormone that is connected to promiscuous behavior in mice.  

No Inner Voice  

• “People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory.” University of Copenhagen. 2024.  
• “Not Everybody Has an Inner Voice: Behavioral Consequences of Anendophasia.” by Johanne S. K. Nedergaard & Gary Lupyan. 2024.  

Yoga & Brain Health 

• “Yoga shows ‘most improvement’ in restoring brain health in long-term cancer survivors, Northeastern researcher says.” by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert. 2024.  
• “Management of Cancer-related Cognitive Dysfunction - Conceptualization Challenges and Implications for Clinical Research and Practice.” by Pascal Jean-Pierre. 2010.  
• “Yoga improves self-reported cognitive function among cancer survivors: results from the STAYFit trial.” by Neha P. Gothe, et al. 2024.  

Monogamous Mice 

• “Some mice have a cheating heart. It’s a hormonal thing, scientists find.” by Mark Johnson. 2024.  
• “History of Adrenal Research: From Ancient Anatomy to Contemporary Molecular Biology.” by Walter L. Miller & Perrin C. White. 2023.  
• “Monogamy Rare In the Wild.” by Alisa Opar. 2013.  

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