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Rhythm & Cognition | How Drumming Improves IQ & Learning w/ Chris Brien

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How drumming shapes cognition—improving attention, learning, and neuroplasticity—plus synesthesia and real ASMR (not clickbait).

A candid episode on practice systems, teaching mindsets, and why rhythm training can sharpen how you think—on and off the kit.

Content note: explicit language.

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Episode focus: rhythm as brain training—subdivisions, steady time, deep practice—and how synesthesia and true-blue ASMR show up in music and learning.

We cover:

Rhythm & cognition: attention anchors, working memory, feedback loops
Synesthesia: hearing in color—and writing/teaching to it
ASMR, for real: neurological calm vs. internet gimmicks
Teaching for curiosity: deep practice, scaffolding, and reps that stick

Hosts/Guest: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • IndyPocket (Tony) • Guest: Chris Brien

Guest links:

• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@chrisbrien

• Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/chris.brien.39

• TEDx 2013: https://youtu.be/XGHi_FiPdAQ

• TEDx 2018: https://youtu.be/1DShDopfjQI

IndyPocket (Tony) links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indypocket
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indypocket
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@absolutezen

HEY DRUMMERS! Try 5 minutes of steady subdivisions (quarters → 8ths → triplets → 16ths at one tempo). Post your focus rating before/after on our Discord "The Struggle Bus." (link below)

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