Sensory Processing
78 episodes
#6401: Why Medication Treats Irritability, Not Overload
Risperidone and aripiprazole target behavioural irritability, yet no approved drug actually alters how sensory input is perceived.
#6258: How Loop Filters Noise for Focus and Conversation
Loop Engage 2 carries an SNR of 16 decibels but an NRR of just 8 decibels, showing how regional testing standards diverge.
#6233: Fibromyalgia's 26 Genetic Clues
A landmark study found 26 genetic regions linked to fibromyalgia — but the drugs are still catching up.
#6122: Explaining Misophonia to the People You Love
18.4% of adults meet the threshold for misophonia. Only 13.6% have ever heard the word. Here's how to bridge that gap.
#6121: Hearing Speech in Noise: What Actually Works
Over-the-counter hearing aids, AirPods Conversation Boost, and neural speech separation — what works when your audiogram is normal but the café isn't.
#6120: What Actually Helps When Sound Is Too Much
Misophonia and hyperacusis treatments are thin but not empty — and the ADHD sound-sensitivity gap is more interesting than it looks.
#6118: What NRR Actually Means for Your Ears
That 34 dB rating on the box? Real-world protection is closer to 13. Here's how to actually pick hearing protection.
#6117: Earmuffs, Earplugs, and the Café Speech Problem
Why noise-cancelling headphones kill the espresso machine but leave the wedding planning next to you perfectly audible.
#6057: Why Your Recorded Voice Sounds Like a Stranger
Bone conduction, brain prediction, and identity — why hearing your own voice on tape makes you cringe, and what changes when AI can speak for you.
#5889: How Pipeline Pigs Actually Work
A bundle of straw that squealed through the pipe gave the industry its weirdest word. Now pigs weigh tons and hunt cracks underground.
#5856: ADHD Is Not One Thing: What the Data Says
Same diagnosis, same medication, completely different struggles. What the research says about why adult ADHD varies so much.
#5854: Why Quiet Weekends Make the Jackhammer Worse
Daniel's Jerusalem construction site goes silent on Saturdays — and that's exactly why Sunday's jackhammer hits so hard. The neuroscience of habitu...
#5751: Designing Rooms for ADHD Brains
UK standard PAS 6463 and EEG studies reveal how ADHD brains respond to light, noise, and layout — and what that means for home design.
#5677: When 80,000 Pilgrims Fill Your Neighborhood
Sukkot turns central Jerusalem into a pilgrimage site. What can locals borrow from New Yorkers who live beside Times Square?
#5543: Why Clutter Overwhelms the ADHD Brain
Four hidden taxes clutter levies on your brain — and why the same messy room lands so differently on ADHD.
#5535: What's It Like Inside a 15-Month-Old's Head?
Rich sensation, no inner narrator, and memories that form but can't be retrieved — a tour of the fifteen-month-old mind.
#5246: Why Adult ADHD Support Skips the Physical Layer
ADHD support defaults to therapy and coaching — but what if the real friction is sensory and physical? A look at the occupational therapy gap for a...
#5099: Surviving Construction Noise When Your Brain Can't Filter It
Chronic jackhammer noise, ADHD, and the psychology of feeling trapped in a Jerusalem rental. How to cope when you can't move and can't escape the s...
#5028: What 670nm Red Light Actually Does for Sleep
670nm is a badge, not a mechanism. Here's how to actually shop for a sleep light.
#4995: What a Bad Thermostat Teaches Us About Control
How phase lead, decay, and knowing when to do nothing fix the oscillation problem.
#4884: Cooling Your Brain When Heat Melts Executive Function
Why overheating destroys focus and what actually works for emergency cooling.
#4883: Can We Cool Buildings Without Making People Miserable?
Why broken AC at Athens airport reveals a policy knot between sustainability and human suffering.
#4844: Why Your Brain's Relaxation Switch Is Different
Why meditation works for some and triggers anxiety in others — and how to find your own relaxation tools.
#4798: Why Knots and Baby Carriers Break Your Brain
Why you can build a PC but freeze up on a baby carrier — the cognitive science of mechanical reasoning.