If you have questions, there will soon be “office hours” where I address those on the podcast. Best wishes and Happy New Year to you from the other side of the globe!
I'm really glad to see that you've launched your own channel. As a neuroscientist currently acting as a scientific editor/consultant for multiple companies around the world, I'm about to do the same but have continued to feel like I don't have enough time given my work obligations. You're a testament that it can be done, even when heading your own lab at Stanford. Incredible. Kudos. I've enjoyed your neuroscience-based conversations on various podcasts, including a piece in which you discussed work from Misha Ahren's lab on glial suppression of unsuccessful behavior; Misha did his postdoc in the same lab (Engert Lab) where I did mine at Harvard. Looking forward to your future podcasts! Cheers.
Thank you for the feedback, and for the work you do. I know Florian well. He is a true original and a great scientist. Reach out/consider me a resource whenever it is that you are ready/have bandwidth to bring your formal training into the public sphere. I suspect your current work will augment your formal training and bring about new avenues for people to learn... which is really what it is all about. -Andrew
@@hubermanlab Much appreciated, Andrew. Yes, Florian is one of a kind and his name brings a smile to anyone who has ever met him. He's as much a great person as he is a great scientist, which is evidently true for you as well since your character shines in the many podcasts in which you've appeared. I'm sure that your perspective as a principle investigator will provide a much-needed niche for getting people excited about learning neuroscience here on TH-cam, as you've already showcased on Joe Rogan and elsewhere. Yes, my current work is serving as a nice complement to my formal doctoral/postdoctoral training, and it enables me to contribute to and stay on top of hot-off-the-press studies by providing evaluations of manuscripts in preparation-some of which have since been published in or are currently under review at high-profile journals (e.g., Nature, Science, Cell) akin to those that your lab and Florian's lab publish in regularly. I appreciate your invitation as a resource and I'll plan to reach out once I have a workflow established for posting videos. Also, fantastic job on introducing foundational principles in this video!
00:00 The nervous system and its parts list are discussed, providing insights into human experience and history. 05:42 The nervous system is a continuous loop of communication between brain, spinal cord, and body. 16:39 Attention is under our control and can be directed deliberately 21:37 Neuromodulators play a significant role in our emotional states 32:16 Neuroplasticity requires top-down processing and agitation. 37:02 Neuroplasticity is the ability for neural connections to change in response to experience. 47:47 Sleep and focus are crucial for neuroplasticity. 52:44 Mastering the 90-minute ultradian rhythms is crucial for controlling the nervous system 1:02:26 Upcoming episode airs next week Crafted by Merlin AI.
This man made me want to start college for neuroscience. I have kept a 4.0 the last 2 years. I was expelled 5 times in hs. Yes 5 times :/. ( from alternative school once, so twice in 11th grade). It was safe to say I hated school and was completely wild. I would have never gave school another shot if it wasn’t for him, but listening to him made realize that I actually love to learn. This guy changed my life and not only that but my family’s. We are thankful to say the least. Andrew is on my top 5 people to meet! I’ll never miss one of these podcast. Thank you Andrew.
@@sheiladiaz9530 Yeah, I seen it. I take notes on all his videos because their is so much valuable info. Learned a lot!!! He’s so great at explaining things. Thank you though!
@@LC-jq7vn Very wise! All the best in your ventures - and hope you have the opportunity to meet the great Professor someday. With your drive and determination, I'm thinking you will. :)
Great comment. To the other people in this thread: This is so much bigger than joe rogan haha. People now have access to a level of knowledge that has often only been available to those who can afford it/have amazing parents. Imagine how much untapped genius there is in the world because of a simple resource imbalance! Innovators like Dr Huberman are literally redistributing power in society: it's deeply and profoundly moving.
These podcasts have changed my life! I've spent the last 15 years drinking 6-8 beers every day after work and thinking nothing of it but after listening to the detrimental effects it has on the body and brain plus the potential it has to cause cancer I immediately stopped drinking and haven't had a drink for about 2 months now. I wish I had this information earlier in life and why is this not being taught in school! I am now powering through all these podcast's from the beginning and I'm up to number 19 I believe "Supercharge Exercise Performance & Recovery with Cooling" I am now addicted to learning, I listen to around 2 podcasts per day while I am working. I love the fact that I am being taught the science behind these tools and how they help the body and brain, if I am just instructed to do something my first question is always "why?". The knowledge and tools that I have acquired so far from these podcasts have been amazing! I feel super human compared to the person I was before this. Thank you so much for making this information available to the masses, I think everyone needs these tools and knowledge available to them.
Hell yeah. Im back at ep.1 to start taking actual notes - and then writing about the notes. I'm strengthening my learning and inducing higher cognitive function. Funny how studying neurobiology helps you study neurobiology even better. I've found it super practical, sounds like you have too.
@@memr5690 That's awesome dude! I scribble down notes during the day and research them when I get home from work, I have discovered so much. Using these tools that are given to us in these podcasts to learn about the content of the podcasts seems like an epic life hack! I can't get enough. I have been sending relevant podcasts to everyone I know, everybody needs this information. I know I sound like a bit of a Huberman fan boy at this point but I kind of am lol, I think it's justified. This is the most amazing content. I am glad you are taking advantage of this great resource, good luck on your journey 😊
We appreciate you Dr. Andrew Huberman!!! 0:00 Introduction 05:04 Nervous System (continuous communication between brain, spinal cord and organs of the body connection) 07:40 Neurons and Synapses 08:14 You’re a flow of electricity (hippocampus, memory, déjà vu) 11:00 Neurologists collection of data about brain regions (warfare, speech and language are separate portions of the nervous system, Jennifer Aniston cells) 5 THINGS NERVOUS SYSTEM DO 14:40 1. Sensation - non-negotiable element of your nervous system (sensory receptors of humans and animals; snakes, birds, turtles) 17:28 2. Perception- ability to take what we’re sensing and make sense of it and pay attention to it (multi-tasking is real, two attentional spotlights, you can control your attention when you’re well rested) 21:52 3. Feelings/Emotions (neuromodulators, dopamine, serotonin, antidepressants, anti psychotics) 27:39 4. Thoughts - draws what’s happening in the present, what we remembered in the past and what we anticipate in the future. They can be reflexive or deliberate) 28:33 5. Actions or behaviors - the ONLY THING that will create any fossil record of our existence. Just like thoughts it can either be reflexive or deliberate. 31:32 Your ability to change your Nervous System - bringing your perception to an analysis of three things DPO; Duration, Path, Outcome (reflexive system, deliberate system, alcohol, impulsivity, norepinephrine, adrenaline) 44:28 When we want to learn new language or a new skill or become more motivated 45:46 Sleep and Non-sleep deep rest 50:00 Transition between sleep and wakefulness and wakefulness and sleep (Sympathetic system - alertness system, Parasympathetic System- calmness system) 54:25 Waking States (ultradian rhythms)
As great as it was to watch you talk on Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Whitney Cummings' podcasts, it is so good to finally have you all to ourselves - no more interruptions, no matter how well intended! Please keep this podcast going, you explain it all so clearly, it is a joy to learn from you.
Hey Andrew, here's "10 Episodes I'd Love To See": 1- "the neuroscience of dreams" (what causes them, what function do they serve, what their content suggests about our psychology), 2- "the neuroscience of music" (why are we compelled to listen to it and create it, what is occurring neurologically when a musician is in flow state, why can some dementia patients remember song lyrics long after become otherwise non-verbal, etc). 3- "the neuroscience of depression" (how much is nature vs. nurture? what methods beyond pharma drugs can reverse it? what distinguishes situationally logical sadness from true depression?) 4- "the neuroscience of sociopathy/psychopathy" (how much is nature vs. nurture here too? what personality characteristics are key indicators that some might miss? can it be reverse or at least lessened? if so, how? how can power hierarchies such as companies guard against selecting for these traits? can these traits be detected with visual analysis or diagnostics within neuroscience?) 5- "the neuroscience of predictive diagnostics" (can modern neuroscience tools identify the interests and talents a child will thrive at as an adult? can they identify future criminals before they act? can early detection of personality characteristics more easily be reversed? do you fear predictive diagnostics in the hand of dystopian leadership in terms of social engineering?" 6- "the neuroscience of extraordinary abilities" (this would be an episode that focuses on "Rainman"-like autistic/savante capacities, as well as extraordinary medical cases, such as a person of normal abilities that after a brain injury became a math genius, etc. a deep dive into how both inborn and injury-induced neurochemical and neurostructural oddities have resulted in capacities that truly astound). 7- "the neuroscience of the paranormal" (this would examine plausible neurologic explanations for the most well documented near death experience cases, the type of complete ego death and mysterious "contact"-like phenomena of 5meo-DMT journeys, empirically plausible explanations for psychic abilities or premonitions, etc. an episode that explores the outer fringes where neurologic hypothesis reaches the threshold of the unknowable) 8- "the neuroscience of addiction" (what causes it, what ends it, how does one form of addiction differ from another, etc) 9- "the neuroscience of intelligence" (what is intelligence? is intelligence better thought of as one thing or living in many forms? if many, what are the foundational forms? how useful or problematic are IQ tests? what forms of intelligence do they measure well and measure poorly? what psychometric tests do you trust the most to get a read on someone's brainpower and genera neuroogic profile? can it be increased or decreased?) 10- "the neuroscience of nutrition" (what foods are helpful to brainpower? which ones diminish brainpower? how useful is fasting to spike mental performance? what nootropics supplements are worth taking? what to look for in a good nootropic stack? what recreational substances like alcohol, cannabis, etc are detrimental to brain function?)
Presjo What the hell is wrong with you? Dr Huberman himself asked for feedback and suggestions on relevant topics we’d like to see covered... I bet you were pretty proud of yourself after typing that hateful comment, thanks for helping nobody and spreading hate around the world, idiot
I can't wait for more scientists like yourself to take advantage of social media like this. You'll reach so many on here Andrew!! Such a kind warm soul filled with evident wisdom. Cannot wait to drown in all of this information for the next hour!! :D
I'm so glad to have learn English just for the fact that I can listen to this podcast! Thank you for your hard work, much appreciated and listened to 😁🙏 Have a nice day 👍😊
Me too! I am grateful to my parents for starting to teach me English at 5. Knowing English broadens our educational capabilities to a great extend. Greetings from Ukraine.
Thank you, Prof. Huberman. My modest round-up: * nervous system runs based on sensation - perception - emotion - thought - action. * nervous system operates in 2 modes: reflexive (bottom - up) deliberate (top - down). * we can change our sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts, behaviors by navigating our attention in top - down mode. * controlled top - down mode is associated with agitation and strain as it suppresses established neuro circuits. * top - down control is entry point to neuroplasticity (ability to change neuro connections) and focuses on duration - path - outcome. * neuroplasticity is governed by sleep(circadian) and alert (ultradian) rhythms. * dirty secret of neuroscience: learning (neuro wiring) happens AFTER deep work (ultradian cycle top performance) DURING rest, i.e. sleep or non sleep deep rest (NSDR). * mastering transition between sleep and focus phases is key to effective learning. *neuromodulators that play major roles in neuroplasticity: epinephrine (formed in brain stem) molecule of alertness, increased attention, agitation) acetylcholine (formed in forebrain) molecule of particular bright spotlight; acts like a highlighter, tagging/marking alerted neurons so they are strengthened and more active in future. Hope it helps💕 error check/feedback is welcome😊
I have nothing but admiration and respect for those who share their knowledge, wisdom, and the fruits of their efforts with the world for no greater purpose than to make it a better place. We are so extremely fortunate to live in an age where we have platforms like TH-cam (for all its flaws) for people to do so freely and easily. Finding these videos can literally improve your life and the lives of those around us, and as you said, all we have to do is pay attention.
I've used a wobble board (balance board) for several years. I'm 71 - my eyesight, specifically my left eye, was deteriorating. Just to experiment, I started balancing with my eyes closed, then with my left eye open, then both eyes. I noticed that the images perceived from my left eye, were becoming clearer. This motivated me to continue. I've just renewed my driver's license and both of my eyes tested at 20/20. FYI, I've had a 'glasses' restriction on my license for all of my driving life up until now.There are many, many other benefits that I've reaped through using the balance board - on some level, it's like I've 'tuned up' my body via strengthening my core. Perhaps this might be something of interest for a further podcast, i.e. how 'body balance' affects all of our systems and how we can take advantage of tools to improve our balance.
This sounds incredible, I'd love to understand what's behind that. I'm 27 and both my eyes are going and I've never been able to drive in the first place. I'd be happy to just find a way to stop or make the process slower at this point.
Hi Linda thats impressive. I don't know that i want to play with a wobble board but i will keep an open mind. I'm 72 and one of my eyes has been getting much worse than the other so I will have probs at the DMV with the next eye test. I don't even mind the glasses been using them since i was 50 for reading. I haven't got the reading restriction but Its coming for sure. I just care about the license. We both grew up in the sixties when driving meant FREEDOM. And i don't want to lose that till i can't get our of bed anymore. But I will keep your experience in mind. Cheers
I am ecstatic that you have finally started a podcast. I ran out of podcasts that had you on, and the few shows you've been on, and I have tried to sponge as much of your useful information as possible. You, sir, are certainly helping many people in not only today's world but today's weird times. You showing people how to take control of their lives through the understanding of how our neurology works is nothing short of life-changing.
Michael Stolarze, spot on on your comment. This man was put in here by the Higher Spirit to help heal this divided nation. Thank you for letting him know that he is certainly send by a higher power to straighten some of this mess that our nation is in. The lockdown is definitely a very sad situation.. Andrew is making people understand in a very scientific way then we shall survive.
Dr Huberman, just wanted to say thank you so much for all the invaluable work you do and for sharing it with us so eloquently and accessibly! You've really had a profound impact on how I view many aspects of life, and I'm really enjoying this journey of learning about science and neuroscience. Thank you!
Your perspective is beautiful. Gone are the days of science being a description of life. You are heralding in the new era by showing the science community that science can use itself to be a benevolent force of ‘how to’. Great vision Dr. Andrew H.
Just discovered Prof Huberman in the last month and was so disappointed that he didn't have a TH-cam channel where we can binge-watch his neuro-wisdoms. Then today this pops up. Year made!
Same in December my awakening of life 😭😌. Also followed his insta, he posts really insightful videos about how a part of our system works like the eyes and brain which was sooo guuud!!✌️😍✌️
As an Art & Literature student, I appreciate the chance to access science-based knowledge at zero cost. Thank you, Huberman, for being one of the best educators. Massive respect for your enlightening guidance. 🇧🇩
Learning about the brain is like reading your own owners manual, the applications to your daily life are truly limitless. I am super greatful for Dr Huberman and I am greatly looking forward to future episodes.
I'm graduating with my undergraduate degree as a business major and psychology minor in May 2021, so I'm grateful for the continued learning I'll be able to get thanks to you Andrew Huberman. Thank you!
Small suggestion for improvement: If you'll add a 0:00 timestamp to the description e.g. “0:00 - Introduction” we should get chapter markers directly on the progress bar of the video. (codegena.com/how-to-add-timestamps-description-for-enabling-youtube-chapters/)
I am not a neuroscience student or any of those in medical field but I am a person who is curious about how the brain works. Also, I am a person who wanna change. I learned that it wont be easy to change indeed it is really hard but as you explained that neuroplasticity exist, it gave me knowledge and understanding that change is possible. Thank you Andrew Huberman!!! Much love ❤️
I'm an elementary school teacher but I've recommended your podcasts and interviews to many of my former students who have shared with me that they're planning to study the Sciences in post-secondary. You're definitely casting a wide net, my friend. Keep up the great work!
I don't know how I feel right now - It's like you are preaching, or reaching out to me in some way no one has before. It is clear, understandable, coherent and I can connect to it. I love it.
Love is the most powerful force in existence. Andrew not only shares his love for science and teaching, he shares his love for humanity as well. He is truly special. Much love to you.
You rock. Seriously. No one talks brain with me (I am a musician and only recently through scholarship am now a psych student)... THANKS for your effort! You seriously make my day every day!
Putting it all together (main points of function of the nervous system - We change what we sense by changing our environment and the things we allow to enter our environment and where we elect to go. Then we use our attention and control of perception to perceive the aspects of what will allow us to move towards our desired way of living. Having control of neural modulators allows us to have certain control of the feelings/emotions that we feel and therefore the access to certain highly active or diminished neurons due to the effect of neural modulators in the process of activity. We can also control our thoughts in a very deliberate way through auto-suggestion as well as have reflexive thoughts based on the present, past and predictable future. Action is then the by-product of all of these other functions of the nervous system that is actually able to make an imprint on this Earth. So the question is: How do we ensure that our nervous system is functioning optimally in the first 4 functions in order to create the action that we want to be able to take to achieve our dreams and aspirations?
I just put myself the task to watch every one of your videos in order, as if it was a class, since it is, and free, Im gonna honor your work. Thanks so much Andrew!
This podcast is one of the things I’m most looking forward to in 2021. Also much appreciate that this is free. You’re really making a difference. Would love a references and for further reading section. Thank you so much for this Dr. Huberman and @hubermanlab!
Thrilled, delighted and honored to live in a time when people like you exist, who have such a knowledge in this topic and are willing not just to share it for free, but to make so much effort in order to structure and present the information in a way that is so interesting and easy to understand by common people, who are so eager to learn. Thank you!
I agree strongly. But you know, fabulous teachers like Andrew, though rare, have always existed, in all fields. It was just very hard to find them and unfeasible for most of us to access them. What a tremendous service the internet, with it's blogs and podcasts and TH-cam channels and more, is providing humanity. Despite the serious problems also enabled or exacerbated by the internet, the access it provides us to people like Andrew Huberman is extraordinary and so worth celebrating!
As with so many here, I'm thrilled to experience your thought flow uninterrupted. Must say, though, your grace and appreciation during those interviews, also taught me a lot. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. 2021 feels better already!
Andrew, you seem to be engaged in a process of operationalizing what we have/are learning about the nervous system. Theoretical and academic knowledge is of course important. However, making knowledge available and actionable is what can often make the most difference. It is, as you say, actions which leave their mark in the human fossil record and by operationalizing this information in such an accessible fashion you are making it a "final common pathway" for many minds. Kudos. Keep it up if you would.
I've debunked 4 really strong myths I've carried for the longest time, these have affected my ways of thinking about and doing things, and making sense of things that mattered (and gave me suffering in trying to compulsively hold them true when it seemed otherwise). They are: Our feelings/thoughts/emotions/perceptions are actually not carried forward. I've placed undue importance so far. 2. We cannot multitask. (Gonna redirect some people to you, Dr. Huberman) 3. Actions are the final common pathway. My most favourite. 4. Thoughts can be deliberate! Took the free will illusion a little too seriously. Until I de deliberately decided to think about pancakes. And viola! Derived some real world value from this. Really excited to see what this shift of massive potential brings to me.
I''ve learned a lot from your interviews with Rogan and Rich Roll, the knowledge about hormones that let us grow helped me very much and I'm looking forward for your own content!!! :)
This is truly amazing! Thank you very much Professor Huberman. What I like to do is put the play speed at .75 it is a little slower and it gives me more time to focus on what Professor Huberman is saying and also allows me time to write down notes on what I find most critical. Just wanted to offer that if it helps anyone else, have a great day all.
Andrew, you are an amazing human being for accumulating and sharing this knowledge in such an accessible way! This subject must be mandatory in modern-day schools.
Your choice to share this rich information for free is noble! Thanks Dr. Huberman!!! This mid 40's gal really needed science's support, and you're kind enough to offer it to the public. You rock! If you are ever in Utah for a conference I would love to attend and thank you personally. As a first grade teacher it would be phenomenal to converse about young brain development and how to maximize learning with little ones. Thanks again!!!
Hey Laura! most of my channel was inspired by the work of Dr. Andrew Huberman and the book he recommends the most. i think you might enjoy my channel. if you check it out, let me know :)
Thank you Dr. Huberman. It was my dream at school to learn how the brain works and how nervous system "rules our internal world". Thanks for making the dream comes true!
I'm a nurse, psyche and I have Complex pstd. I have a Trauma Specialist who uses NP/NLP in my therapy. I actually have studied it and got a scholarship from Dr. Richard Hanson. But, my nervous system is so deregulated. I use Yoga Nidra/Deep rest/sleep, with a bell. I use sound bowls. They're Amazing. I can't focus 😩. Fear is my main reason/emotion. NP is key. Too many don't know what it is. Thank you for this Amazing opportunity and podcast. You should Explain the parts of the Nervous system please 🙏. It will help ppl understand where there at-NS wise.
30 years ago, after the death of my parents, an Italian therapist had me moving my eyes laterally for 30 minutes followed by moving my mouth another 30 minutes. I did this for three years, hardly spoke to the therapist. Now I finally understand what he was doing. Thank you.
So happy to be discovering these videos, even if I'm 3 years behind schedule. Will be watching (listening to) them in chronological order and am so excited to absorb so much knowledge! Thank you for the work you do Dr. Huberman.
I’m going to try the bell sound next when I’m trying to learn a hard subject for me. I’ve naturally did the 20 minutes of sleep for many years now. Actually most my life. One of my famous lines is I just need a 20 minute nap. I’m so glad I listened to this again.
Really enjoying all your content, starting from the various podcasts you've done, to instagram and now youtube. Neuroscience is definitely a topic which hasn't received enough attention and even when it has, it hasn't been packaged in an easy to understand way, such as the way you're doing it. So well-done and thank you! If I can add just one suggestion for your youtube videos it would be to include some diagrams, animations, graphics, etc of the content you are describing (I know you do that on instagram already). A lot of the concepts can sound quite abstract to the regular person, so a visual representation would be of great help. Apart from that 👏👏👏
Currently serving mandatory military service in South Korea. This came at the perfect moment when I was tired of wasting time watching randomn videos. Im excited to use my time here to learn about the brain and apply it to my daily life
A COMMENT!? Good lord man! This is not possible for I have MANY!! All good things, and also questions and clarifications. For example; I am 35 this year, IV not ever excelled in anything except perhaps being excessively happy and perhaps being able to work in a bar in any state and make sure no one leaves without a smile. Ie: hospitality. ( Also can cook up a storm, but checking is a thankless job to put it lightly). Never been one to understand big words, nor numbers but was always able to comprehend/judge/learn/adapt in any situation IV found my self in, and can work out the change to three seperate drink orders at one time..... Due to my "bubbly" personality, some physical birth defects, and people's fear or dislike of change, over the course of my life, EVEN though IV had the blessing of loving parents, and 2 big brothers ( I had 3 but sadly my oldest past away when he was 11, I was 4) I'd come to believe, that this tiny but ever present belief that I was 'different' and that really I was actually quite capable of comprehending and or solving big issues, was wrong. And over my life it got quieter, till a couple of year ago, a series of unfortunate events made me listen. And since then I think IV unknowingly been doing these things IV been listening to you talk about.!!!! I feel like I'm a sponge soaking up your words but I'm not big enough. Thank you! Because I found you when I was very much ready to give in. And since listening to you and also revisiting the courses IV taken part in via my old work. Hehehehehheheh, oooooo I'm excited. So thank you. ✌️
Hi Mr Huberman, great class, only discovered you today, August 2024, but will go back to your videos, from January 2021. One question: you mentioned that certain animals move around as they sense a magnetic field. What about us humans in terms of magnetism. Is it correct to say that if we are going through negative emotions, experience negative thoughts, we attract more of the same to us? And to get out of this whirlpool we have to change our thoughts and feelings, even if they are not correct/real to change what we attract. Thank you for your reply
DUDE !!!! BEST PODCAST EVER SO STOKED YES THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED THIRD LOCKDOWN HERE IN U.K. AND I CAN JUST BATHE MY BRAIN IN SCIENCE THANK YOU DR HUBERMAN ‘
Took me 1 year to to watch this episode complete and understand it. But I’m so happy I finally did, this feels like the absolute starting point to a good life. Thank you Andrew.
@@etsyetsy6787 gotta take care of your body and give it what it needs. Attention is your most valuable asset and in modern times it’s specially important to make some efforts trying to protect it from the world (everything is stealing your attention). When you recover the power over your attention you become free to impact the world in a deliberate way and so, you can be anything. We as humans are nothing fixed, we’re potential and we can become what we place our attention in.
Extremely happy to see this launch. Andrew is a phenomenal speaker and can make his very deep understanding of the neurological system relatable to lay people. I subscribed before pressing play. Long may it continue.
Commenting the Information/Notes for Myself Profess= have or claim knowledge or skill in (a subject). Contextual = depending on the preceding or following parts Cuing = Prompting, Hinting Neuron = Nerve Cells Synapses = Connection between the Neurons Hippocampus= Memory (Patterns of Neurons firing stored) Brain = Map of Experience. Nervous System = Brain + Spinal Cord + Connection to the Organs. Continues Closed Loop (Like Mobius Strip). -It governs all other systems of the Body and get affected by them. Speech and Language are controlled by Separate Portions of the Brain. Neurons States - Electrically Active + Release Chemicals(called Neuro-Modulators) Works of the Nervous System 1. Sensation 2. Perception (Spotlight of Attention) - Ability to take what we are Sensing and make Sense of it - Covert Attention = Split Attention into Two 3. Feeling/Emotions - Products of the Nervous System - They are Reflexive 4. Thoughts - Can be Reflexive or Deliberate 5. Actions/Behaviors - Types of Actions 5.1 Reflexive - Central Pattern Generators - e.g. - Walking without paying attention to it 5.2 Deliberate - When Something is done with Deliberate Attention we analysis three things which are Duration, Path & Outcome - Alcohol Suppresses the Deliberate action so Reflexive action and thoughts are surfaced (Frontal Cortex which is the newest addition to life's Brain is used to suppress Reflexive action and thoughts- E.g. would be children who don't have it developed cant sit still). Neuromodulators (Levels - Normal/Less/High) Neuromodulin Receptors take the particular Receptor and consequently next process is run. 1. Dopamine - Molecule of Reward/motivation - makes some neuron circuits more active and others less active 2. Serotonin - Makes us feel really good with what we have. 3. Acetylcholine - Creates more intense and focused perceptual spotlight (Highlighter marker) - Makes some Neurons active much more than rest 4. epinephrine - Creates Increased Attention - Heightened Alertness 5. Adrenaline/Norepinephrine - Makes us agitated Nervous System Aspect 1. Reflexive/Calmness System - Automatic Mode - Nervous System wants to pass as much as things to Reflexive Mode - Feels Easy 2. Deliberate (* Opposite of it is Sleep)/Alertness System - Manual Mode - Focus Attention (Needs Effort and Strain) Ability to Change Nervous System(Adaptive Neuroplasticity = Strengthening of Synapses) - Two phase process (Deliberate + NSDR & Sleep) - When we engage in deliberate action Neuromodulators Engage which in turn creates agitation - process by which Neurons can change their connection and way they work so that thing becomes deliberate to the Reflexive. - Up-to age of 25 kids can Learn passively, they don't have too work to hard focus too hard. - Adult Brain can change with response to the Experience. - Plasticity in adult Brain is gated/controlled by the Neuromodulators. - In Traumatic/Terrible/Challenging events (Something bad happens) there is release of Neuromodulators - We can change the Nervous System which means brain can change itself. - No Neuroplasticity occurs during Learning or Strong Events, It occurs when we are in sleep or Non-sleep Deep Rest [NSDR] (Study suggest it occurs better if after intense things 20 minutes NSDR which accelerated Neuroplasticity) As per the Timing of the Day focus changes - We go from alert to Deeply calm 1. Circadian Rhythm (Circa = about the Day) 2. Ultradian Rhythm (Throughout the Day) - 90 minute Rhythm - We are Optimized for 90 minute Cycles. - First 10-20 minutes we are less focused then its better and after 90 minutes we get out of focused state.
Thank you for these teachings, Andrew 🙏 Amazing content! Regarding multitasking, it is said that humans cannot multitask efficiently because we can't do two or more task that require our full attention, which is true. We can drive and talk because we do not need to be fully focused on our driving; most of it happens on autopilot because we have developed a habit. On the other hand, we cannot compose an email and have a conversation with a co-worker at the same time; our attention has to "take turns" or to prioritize the information being processed. We humans have some sort of "background service" that helps us to prioritize our focus, in an operating system fashion, but it is not multitasking. We could say that we only have a "single processor" for tasks that require our full attention.
I started watching a few random episodes and loved them so going back to start chronologically. Keep doing what you are doing Prof. Huberman! p.s. Lex brought me here :)
Don't do a bachelors, that information you can find online. Enter a research based graduate program and do a research project. Even if you have 0 experience you can enter as a master's student at some places as long as you find a supervisor that will have you.
Dr. Huberman, I want to say that I appreciate everything you do what you are doing and how you are doing it. I only graduated high-school but I have always been fascinated by neural science. The way the mind works. I love to tune into the way I'm feeling and try to understand why I feel the way I do and also what made me feel that way. Every time I hear you talk on podcast I get this feeling of mutual understanding that I didn't know existed. So I cry. And what I am trying to understand is why I cry? I completely immerse and every time you come across something I thought only I knew I cry. I'll figure it out in time I guess but again, the way you deliberately explain what you know, to me is impressive. Thank you 👍
So excited this podcast is live... And like every podcast I'll probably listen to it on 1.5x speed, but I noticed that listening that way sometimes causes a bit of mental stress. I was curious if there have been any tests that show if the speed of speech affects the state of the listener (maybe his rate of breathing to match the speaker) and if that is so how much is it from hearing the fast speech and how much from seeing the lips move fast.
I experience anxiety when hearing super fast speech (like the sped up disclaimers at the end of radio commercials, for example). I don't think it's a visual thing, for me.
Absolutelly great. Doing notes all the time. Can't wait to get more practical insights. Is ther a way to dig deeper and have questions answered? - Dp 90 minutes cicle goes continuous or is it best lenght of activity but it is up to us when we start next cicle? - If I do mental work, programming or learning, should I aim for 90 minutes and for example yoga nidra in between? - Can I nautrally increasse Norepinephrine? ...
My take on this would be take a short break every 90 mins ( some people might need a 5 mins break within the cycle) to do Yoga Nidra and start another cycle. I would think that on an average day 4-5 cycles of focused 90 mins work is what most people can do.
@@sahanaravindranath5777 do you think 4-5 cycles of 90 minutes is possible? I track my work time for years now. When started, rarely did more than 2 hours of "real" work. Now I can do just under 5 hours but exhausted after. 5x90 would give 7.5 hours, doubt it is possible in the long run
As far as i know, when you are learning You should take a short brake every 30min. (more or less). In other cognitive activities breakes don't need to be taken so often.
@@sojobotube yes, most people say so. I think it is not so straight forward. For a couple of years I used pomodoro. It actually make things worst. I think theories like Kotler's about getting into flow are very powerful.... But you can't get into flow in 30 minutes to break for five and again. From my experience it makes very bad habits.
I can already tell this podcast will be a true gem! The amount of knowledge and its presentation in just this episode is amazing. I'm super excited for the future ones.
Its still unreal, the quality of education I can access from a small town in India.
Lamba jaaoge bhai.
If you have questions, there will soon be “office hours” where I address those on the podcast. Best wishes and Happy New Year to you from the other side of the globe!
Exactly, another Indian here, the moment I saw Stanford courses in TH-cam. I said to myself, holyshit this changes everything.
I feel just the same. One BIG thank you from Serbia.
@@hubermanlab looking forward to it !! Happy New year to you too 🥳
I'm really glad to see that you've launched your own channel. As a neuroscientist currently acting as a scientific editor/consultant for multiple companies around the world, I'm about to do the same but have continued to feel like I don't have enough time given my work obligations. You're a testament that it can be done, even when heading your own lab at Stanford. Incredible. Kudos. I've enjoyed your neuroscience-based conversations on various podcasts, including a piece in which you discussed work from Misha Ahren's lab on glial suppression of unsuccessful behavior; Misha did his postdoc in the same lab (Engert Lab) where I did mine at Harvard. Looking forward to your future podcasts! Cheers.
Thank you for the feedback, and for the work you do. I know Florian well. He is a true original and a great scientist. Reach out/consider me a resource whenever it is that you are ready/have bandwidth to bring your formal training into the public sphere. I suspect your current work will augment your formal training and bring about new avenues for people to learn... which is really what it is all about. -Andrew
@@hubermanlab Much appreciated, Andrew. Yes, Florian is one of a kind and his name brings a smile to anyone who has ever met him. He's as much a great person as he is a great scientist, which is evidently true for you as well since your character shines in the many podcasts in which you've appeared. I'm sure that your perspective as a principle investigator will provide a much-needed niche for getting people excited about learning neuroscience here on TH-cam, as you've already showcased on Joe Rogan and elsewhere. Yes, my current work is serving as a nice complement to my formal doctoral/postdoctoral training, and it enables me to contribute to and stay on top of hot-off-the-press studies by providing evaluations of manuscripts in preparation-some of which have since been published in or are currently under review at high-profile journals (e.g., Nature, Science, Cell) akin to those that your lab and Florian's lab publish in regularly. I appreciate your invitation as a resource and I'll plan to reach out once I have a workflow established for posting videos. Also, fantastic job on introducing foundational principles in this video!
Yoooo the bro love is offfff the charts up in here. Dr H BRINGING DA SEXY back in....ugh....neuro-sexy-ology? Dude is yoked
Following and thirstily waiting...😄😅
Amen
00:00 The nervous system and its parts list are discussed, providing insights into human experience and history.
05:42 The nervous system is a continuous loop of communication between brain, spinal cord, and body.
16:39 Attention is under our control and can be directed deliberately
21:37 Neuromodulators play a significant role in our emotional states
32:16 Neuroplasticity requires top-down processing and agitation.
37:02 Neuroplasticity is the ability for neural connections to change in response to experience.
47:47 Sleep and focus are crucial for neuroplasticity.
52:44 Mastering the 90-minute ultradian rhythms is crucial for controlling the nervous system
1:02:26 Upcoming episode airs next week
Crafted by Merlin AI.
This man made me want to start college for neuroscience. I have kept a 4.0 the last 2 years. I was expelled 5 times in hs. Yes 5 times :/. ( from alternative school once, so twice in 11th grade). It was safe to say I hated school and was completely wild. I would have never gave school another shot if it wasn’t for him, but listening to him made realize that I actually love to learn. This guy changed my life and not only that but my family’s. We are thankful to say the least. Andrew is on my top 5 people to meet! I’ll never miss one of these podcast. Thank you Andrew.
Keep it up and you'll see yourself in the place of the person you aspire to be in the future, and inspire many others :)
Congrats! Assuming you watched his interview with Rich Roll? If not, please do. He is so relatable to so many.
@@sheiladiaz9530 Yeah, I seen it. I take notes on all his videos because their is so much valuable info. Learned a lot!!! He’s so great at explaining things. Thank you though!
@@MsFiyi Thank you so much. I hope to inspire at least one kid on the wrong path to be his best self and hopefully more.
@@LC-jq7vn Very wise! All the best in your ventures - and hope you have the opportunity to meet the great Professor someday. With your drive and determination, I'm thinking you will. :)
1 Hour of pure gold on TH-cam. I feel like we are blessed to get this for free. Incredible!
It was comments like these that made JRE Spotify’s bitch. 😂✌🏼
@@garyhundal1223 Jre episodes are free on spotify !
Great comment.
To the other people in this thread: This is so much bigger than joe rogan haha.
People now have access to a level of knowledge that has often only been available to those who can afford it/have amazing parents. Imagine how much untapped genius there is in the world because of a simple resource imbalance! Innovators like Dr Huberman are literally redistributing power in society: it's deeply and profoundly moving.
@@imogensharma Couldn't agree more!
Wow I really love to listen to this i believe we are being guided by the invisible hand of the almighty God i know Him so im bias Gods Grace wins
These podcasts have changed my life! I've spent the last 15 years drinking 6-8 beers every day after work and thinking nothing of it but after listening to the detrimental effects it has on the body and brain plus the potential it has to cause cancer I immediately stopped drinking and haven't had a drink for about 2 months now. I wish I had this information earlier in life and why is this not being taught in school! I am now powering through all these podcast's from the beginning and I'm up to number 19 I believe "Supercharge Exercise Performance & Recovery with Cooling" I am now addicted to learning, I listen to around 2 podcasts per day while I am working. I love the fact that I am being taught the science behind these tools and how they help the body and brain, if I am just instructed to do something my first question is always "why?". The knowledge and tools that I have acquired so far from these podcasts have been amazing! I feel super human compared to the person I was before this. Thank you so much for making this information available to the masses, I think everyone needs these tools and knowledge available to them.
Hell yeah. Im back at ep.1 to start taking actual notes - and then writing about the notes. I'm strengthening my learning and inducing higher cognitive function. Funny how studying neurobiology helps you study neurobiology even better. I've found it super practical, sounds like you have too.
@@memr5690 That's awesome dude! I scribble down notes during the day and research them when I get home from work, I have discovered so much. Using these tools that are given to us in these podcasts to learn about the content of the podcasts seems like an epic life hack! I can't get enough. I have been sending relevant podcasts to everyone I know, everybody needs this information. I know I sound like a bit of a Huberman fan boy at this point but I kind of am lol, I think it's justified. This is the most amazing content. I am glad you are taking advantage of this great resource, good luck on your journey 😊
We appreciate you Dr. Andrew Huberman!!!
0:00 Introduction
05:04 Nervous System (continuous communication between brain, spinal cord and organs of the body connection)
07:40 Neurons and Synapses
08:14 You’re a flow of electricity (hippocampus, memory, déjà vu)
11:00 Neurologists collection of data about brain regions (warfare, speech and language are separate portions of the nervous system, Jennifer Aniston cells)
5 THINGS NERVOUS SYSTEM DO
14:40 1. Sensation - non-negotiable element of your nervous system (sensory receptors of humans and animals; snakes, birds, turtles)
17:28 2. Perception- ability to take what we’re sensing and make sense of it and pay attention to it (multi-tasking is real, two attentional spotlights, you can control your attention when you’re well rested)
21:52 3. Feelings/Emotions (neuromodulators, dopamine, serotonin, antidepressants, anti psychotics)
27:39 4. Thoughts - draws what’s happening in the present, what we remembered in the past and what we anticipate in the future. They can be reflexive or deliberate)
28:33 5. Actions or behaviors - the ONLY THING that will create any fossil record of our existence. Just like thoughts it can either be reflexive or deliberate.
31:32 Your ability to change your Nervous System - bringing your perception to an analysis of three things DPO; Duration, Path, Outcome (reflexive system, deliberate system, alcohol, impulsivity, norepinephrine, adrenaline)
44:28 When we want to learn new language or a new skill or become more motivated
45:46 Sleep and Non-sleep deep rest
50:00 Transition between sleep and wakefulness and wakefulness and sleep (Sympathetic system - alertness system, Parasympathetic System- calmness system)
54:25 Waking States (ultradian rhythms)
Well done 👍Thx so much 🙏🙏😉
@@helyrambelo795 You're welcome!!! Have an awesome 2021 Hely!!! :)
@ Pinoy level up
🙏Happy new year! 🍾
With such a podcast 2021 will be great 👊. Let change our brain and become better 😉
Thank you! Have an awesome 2021!
@@Bryan-gt8pf My pleasure! Have an awesome 2021 to you as well Bryan!!!
Dr Andrew coming to the TH-cam is the best possible beginnings 2021.
There is a 2020 prequel! haha
I was looking forward for this information
Thank you
आता पूर्ण २०२१ ज्ञानाची मेजवानी आहे 😋
THE QUALITY ❤ Day 1 at Huberman Lab Podcast felt surreal.
Love from INDIA 🇮🇳
As great as it was to watch you talk on Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Whitney Cummings' podcasts, it is so good to finally have you all to ourselves - no more interruptions, no matter how well intended!
Please keep this podcast going, you explain it all so clearly, it is a joy to learn from you.
Totally agree 😀
Hey Andrew, here's "10 Episodes I'd Love To See":
1- "the neuroscience of dreams" (what causes them, what function do they serve, what their content suggests about our psychology),
2- "the neuroscience of music" (why are we compelled to listen to it and create it, what is occurring neurologically when a musician is in flow state, why can some dementia patients remember song lyrics long after become otherwise non-verbal, etc).
3- "the neuroscience of depression" (how much is nature vs. nurture? what methods beyond pharma drugs can reverse it? what distinguishes situationally logical sadness from true depression?)
4- "the neuroscience of sociopathy/psychopathy" (how much is nature vs. nurture here too? what personality characteristics are key indicators that some might miss? can it be reverse or at least lessened? if so, how? how can power hierarchies such as companies guard against selecting for these traits? can these traits be detected with visual analysis or diagnostics within neuroscience?)
5- "the neuroscience of predictive diagnostics" (can modern neuroscience tools identify the interests and talents a child will thrive at as an adult? can they identify future criminals before they act? can early detection of personality characteristics more easily be reversed? do you fear predictive diagnostics in the hand of dystopian leadership in terms of social engineering?"
6- "the neuroscience of extraordinary abilities" (this would be an episode that focuses on "Rainman"-like autistic/savante capacities, as well as extraordinary medical cases, such as a person of normal abilities that after a brain injury became a math genius, etc. a deep dive into how both inborn and injury-induced neurochemical and neurostructural oddities have resulted in capacities that truly astound).
7- "the neuroscience of the paranormal" (this would examine plausible neurologic explanations for the most well documented near death experience cases, the type of complete ego death and mysterious "contact"-like phenomena of 5meo-DMT journeys, empirically plausible explanations for psychic abilities or premonitions, etc. an episode that explores the outer fringes where neurologic hypothesis reaches the threshold of the unknowable)
8- "the neuroscience of addiction" (what causes it, what ends it, how does one form of addiction differ from another, etc)
9- "the neuroscience of intelligence" (what is intelligence? is intelligence better thought of as one thing or living in many forms? if many, what are the foundational forms? how useful or problematic are IQ tests? what forms of intelligence do they measure well and measure poorly? what psychometric tests do you trust the most to get a read on someone's brainpower and genera neuroogic profile? can it be increased or decreased?)
10- "the neuroscience of nutrition" (what foods are helpful to brainpower? which ones diminish brainpower? how useful is fasting to spike mental performance? what nootropics supplements are worth taking? what to look for in a good nootropic stack? what recreational substances like alcohol, cannabis, etc are detrimental to brain function?)
Presjo What the hell is wrong with you? Dr Huberman himself asked for feedback and suggestions on relevant topics we’d like to see covered... I bet you were pretty proud of yourself after typing that hateful comment, thanks for helping nobody and spreading hate around the world, idiot
How about a like for Doc leaving his timestamps!
WHO is happy? I am thrilled!
Literally SO HAPPY!
I smiled SO HUGE when I saw he has his own podcast now 😻
Whoop whoop!😃
Meeee
Happy is grossly understated. I am delighted!
I can't wait for more scientists like yourself to take advantage of social media like this. You'll reach so many on here Andrew!! Such a kind warm soul filled with evident wisdom. Cannot wait to drown in all of this information for the next hour!! :D
I'm so glad to have learn English just for the fact that I can listen to this podcast! Thank you for your hard work, much appreciated and listened to 😁🙏 Have a nice day 👍😊
I'm so glad I learned English as my mother tongue! I would be struggling to understand if it was a second language to me! Power to you Marie! 😀👍💪
Me too! I am grateful to my parents for starting to teach me English at 5. Knowing English broadens our educational capabilities to a great extend. Greetings from Ukraine.
Oh gosh! Samee✨😍
"...to have *learned..."
Yes! Same here!
OMG, I can’t believe this is free content! Thanks so much Dr. Huberman and Stanford!
Cant believe this is free
Thank you, Prof. Huberman.
My modest round-up:
* nervous system runs based on
sensation - perception - emotion -
thought - action.
* nervous system operates in 2 modes:
reflexive (bottom - up)
deliberate (top - down).
* we can change our sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts, behaviors by navigating our attention in top - down mode.
* controlled top - down mode is associated with agitation and strain as it suppresses established neuro circuits.
* top - down control is entry point to neuroplasticity (ability to change neuro connections) and focuses on duration - path - outcome.
* neuroplasticity is governed by sleep(circadian) and alert (ultradian) rhythms.
* dirty secret of neuroscience: learning (neuro wiring) happens AFTER deep work (ultradian cycle top performance) DURING rest, i.e. sleep or non sleep deep rest (NSDR).
* mastering transition between sleep and focus phases is key to effective learning.
*neuromodulators that play major roles in neuroplasticity:
epinephrine (formed in brain stem)
molecule of alertness, increased
attention, agitation)
acetylcholine (formed in forebrain) molecule of particular bright spotlight; acts like a highlighter, tagging/marking alerted neurons so they are strengthened and more active in future.
Hope it helps💕 error check/feedback is welcome😊
Thank you!
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscience rock star!!!🤩Best New Year’s gift ever!!!🍾🎉🎆💃🏽 Happy dance!!🤣🤣🤣👍🏽
AGREED 🥂
Okay, okay, keep the panties on 😁
🤣🤣🤣👍🏽
hes the new sam harris, the 5th horsman xD
He brings so much simplicity & clarity to this subject!
And I'm not even paying for this incredible material, except with my attention.
I have nothing but admiration and respect for those who share their knowledge, wisdom, and the fruits of their efforts with the world for no greater purpose than to make it a better place. We are so extremely fortunate to live in an age where we have platforms like TH-cam (for all its flaws) for people to do so freely and easily. Finding these videos can literally improve your life and the lives of those around us, and as you said, all we have to do is pay attention.
@@tuhaggis I liked that!
I've used a wobble board (balance board) for several years. I'm 71 - my eyesight, specifically my left eye, was deteriorating. Just to experiment, I started balancing with my eyes closed, then with my left eye open, then both eyes. I noticed that the images perceived from my left eye, were becoming clearer. This motivated me to continue. I've just renewed my driver's license and both of my eyes tested at 20/20. FYI, I've had a 'glasses' restriction on my license for all of my driving life up until now.There are many, many other benefits that I've reaped through using the balance board - on some level, it's like I've 'tuned up' my body via strengthening my core. Perhaps this might be something of interest for a further podcast, i.e. how 'body balance' affects all of our systems and how we can take advantage of tools to improve our balance.
Core strength is so important most martial arts are fundamentally based off of core strength
This sounds incredible, I'd love to understand what's behind that. I'm 27 and both my eyes are going and I've never been able to drive in the first place. I'd be happy to just find a way to stop or make the process slower at this point.
Which board did you use?
Hi Linda thats impressive. I don't know that i want to play with a wobble board but i will keep an open mind. I'm 72 and one of my eyes has been getting much worse than the other so I will have probs at the DMV with the next eye test. I don't even mind the glasses been using them since i was 50 for reading. I haven't got the reading restriction but Its coming for sure. I just care about the license. We both grew up in the sixties when driving meant FREEDOM. And i don't want to lose that till i can't get our of bed anymore. But I will keep your experience in mind. Cheers
@linda which balance board do you have and how did you learn to use it?
I am ecstatic that you have finally started a podcast. I ran out of podcasts that had you on, and the few shows you've been on, and I have tried to sponge as much of your useful information as possible. You, sir, are certainly helping many people in not only today's world but today's weird times. You showing people how to take control of their lives through the understanding of how our neurology works is nothing short of life-changing.
Andrew Huberman, Michael Solarze has written you an excellent comment. I am in total agreement on that.
Michael Stolarze, spot on on your comment. This man was put in here by the Higher Spirit to help heal this divided nation. Thank you for letting him know that he is certainly send by a higher power to straighten some of this mess that our nation is in. The lockdown is definitely a very sad situation.. Andrew is making people understand in a very scientific way then we shall survive.
Dr Huberman, just wanted to say thank you so much for all the invaluable work you do and for sharing it with us so eloquently and accessibly! You've really had a profound impact on how I view many aspects of life, and I'm really enjoying this journey of learning about science and neuroscience. Thank you!
Amin Brother
"Perception is under control of your attention."
This explains the importance of gratitude. What you focus on becomes your experience.
Yes, super 🎉
Your perspective is beautiful. Gone are the days of science being a description of life. You are heralding in the new era by showing the science community that science can use itself to be a benevolent force of ‘how to’. Great vision Dr. Andrew H.
Just discovered Prof Huberman in the last month and was so disappointed that he didn't have a TH-cam channel where we can binge-watch his neuro-wisdoms. Then today this pops up. Year made!
Same in December my awakening of life 😭😌. Also followed his insta, he posts really insightful videos about how a part of our system works like the eyes and brain which was sooo guuud!!✌️😍✌️
As an Art & Literature student, I appreciate the chance to access science-based knowledge at zero cost. Thank you, Huberman, for being one of the best educators. Massive respect for your enlightening guidance. 🇧🇩
Learning about the brain is like reading your own owners manual, the applications to your daily life are truly limitless.
I am super greatful for Dr Huberman and I am greatly looking forward to future episodes.
I'm graduating with my undergraduate degree as a business major and psychology minor in May 2021, so I'm grateful for the continued learning I'll be able to get thanks to you Andrew Huberman. Thank you!
Your Podcasts are my fuel for brain during my time in gym !
Me too!!!!!
This just changed the game for academic seminars
Small suggestion for improvement: If you'll add a 0:00 timestamp to the description e.g. “0:00 - Introduction” we should get chapter markers directly on the progress bar of the video. (codegena.com/how-to-add-timestamps-description-for-enabling-youtube-chapters/)
I am not a neuroscience student or any of those in medical field but I am a person who is curious about how the brain works. Also, I am a person who wanna change. I learned that it wont be easy to change indeed it is really hard but as you explained that neuroplasticity exist, it gave me knowledge and understanding that change is possible. Thank you Andrew Huberman!!! Much love ❤️
I feel like an important person by sitting here listening to neuroscience teachings. 😄🙋🏽♀️🙌
I'm an elementary school teacher but I've recommended your podcasts and interviews to many of my former students who have shared with me that they're planning to study the Sciences in post-secondary. You're definitely casting a wide net, my friend. Keep up the great work!
I don't know how I feel right now - It's like you are preaching, or reaching out to me in some way no one has before. It is clear, understandable, coherent and I can connect to it. I love it.
Even tho this is 100% scientific podcast, there is something very spiritual about our nervous system and brain function that it gives chills.
Love is the most powerful force in existence. Andrew not only shares his love for science and teaching, he shares his love for humanity as well. He is truly special. Much love to you.
You rock. Seriously. No one talks brain with me (I am a musician and only recently through scholarship am now a psych student)... THANKS for your effort! You seriously make my day every day!
Highly suggest you check out 'This is your brain on music' if you haven't already. neuroscience and music, the BES. Author is Daniel Levitin
Putting it all together (main points of function of the nervous system - We change what we sense by changing our environment and the things we allow to enter our environment and where we elect to go. Then we use our attention and control of perception to perceive the aspects of what will allow us to move towards our desired way of living. Having control of neural modulators allows us to have certain control of the feelings/emotions that we feel and therefore the access to certain highly active or diminished neurons due to the effect of neural modulators in the process of activity. We can also control our thoughts in a very deliberate way through auto-suggestion as well as have reflexive thoughts based on the present, past and predictable future. Action is then the by-product of all of these other functions of the nervous system that is actually able to make an imprint on this Earth. So the question is: How do we ensure that our nervous system is functioning optimally in the first 4 functions in order to create the action that we want to be able to take to achieve our dreams and aspirations?
I just put myself the task to watch every one of your videos in order, as if it was a class, since it is, and free, Im gonna honor your work. Thanks so much Andrew!
Me too
How has it been going?
Me too 👏🏽
Finally!! Andrew Huberman has his own channel on TH-cam!! ❤
This is not a podcast. This channel is basically a free audiobook on neurology and such. Great, i like it.
Not missing single episode of this podcast. Appreciate the efforts you put in. Thank you Dr. Huberman
This podcast is one of the things I’m most looking forward to in 2021. Also much appreciate that this is free. You’re really making a difference. Would love a references and for further reading section. Thank you so much for this Dr. Huberman and @hubermanlab!
Thrilled, delighted and honored to live in a time when people like you exist, who have such a knowledge in this topic and are willing not just to share it for free, but to make so much effort in order to structure and present the information in a way that is so interesting and easy to understand by common people, who are so eager to learn. Thank you!
I agree strongly. But you know, fabulous teachers like Andrew, though rare, have always existed, in all fields. It was just very hard to find them and unfeasible for most of us to access them. What a tremendous service the internet, with it's blogs and podcasts and TH-cam channels and more, is providing humanity. Despite the serious problems also enabled or exacerbated by the internet, the access it provides us to people like Andrew Huberman is extraordinary and so worth celebrating!
As with so many here, I'm thrilled to experience your thought flow uninterrupted. Must say, though, your grace and appreciation during those interviews, also taught me a lot. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. 2021 feels better already!
Andrew, you seem to be engaged in a process of operationalizing what we have/are learning about the nervous system. Theoretical and academic knowledge is of course important. However, making knowledge available and actionable is what can often make the most difference. It is, as you say, actions which leave their mark in the human fossil record and by operationalizing this information in such an accessible fashion you are making it a "final common pathway" for many minds. Kudos. Keep it up if you would.
I've debunked 4 really strong myths I've carried for the longest time, these have affected my ways of thinking about and doing things, and making sense of things that mattered (and gave me suffering in trying to compulsively hold them true when it seemed otherwise). They are:
Our feelings/thoughts/emotions/perceptions are actually not carried forward. I've placed undue importance so far.
2. We cannot multitask. (Gonna redirect some people to you, Dr. Huberman)
3. Actions are the final common pathway. My most favourite.
4. Thoughts can be deliberate!
Took the free will illusion a little too seriously. Until I de deliberately decided to think about pancakes. And viola!
Derived some real world value from this. Really excited to see what this shift of massive potential brings to me.
I'm Medical Doctor in Sri Lanka, a small island in Indian ocean. I find your work very much informative and imortant. Keep enlighten us! Thank you.
I''ve learned a lot from your interviews with Rogan and Rich Roll, the knowledge about hormones that let us grow helped me very much and I'm looking forward for your own content!!! :)
Cannot be better than this level of explanation for Neuroscience.
Thank you Andrew from Australia❤.
This is truly amazing! Thank you very much Professor Huberman. What I like to do is put the play speed at .75 it is a little slower and it gives me more time to focus on what Professor Huberman is saying and also allows me time to write down notes on what I find most critical. Just wanted to offer that if it helps anyone else, have a great day all.
I’d love to read your notes! There’s a Facebook page for sharing Andrews podcast notes .. please join us 🙃
There's a page? Could you please link it or give a name so that I could find it?
@@Minaretfm i was just looking for notes. I have some myself. 10x
@@Minaretfm would yo mind sharing the name of the group? Thanks much.
I watch at 1.5x and something that interest me i just scroll back that part to full understand it. Then i write it down on my notes.
Thank you Dr. This is soul food. My brains cells are pinging back to life. We are entering another lockdown in the U.K. we really need this 🙏
Hello Fiona, how're you doing today....I hope all's going well with you!!!
Andrew, you are an amazing human being for accumulating and sharing this knowledge in such an accessible way!
This subject must be mandatory in modern-day schools.
Your choice to share this rich information for free is noble! Thanks Dr. Huberman!!! This mid 40's gal really needed science's support, and you're kind enough to offer it to the public. You rock! If you are ever in Utah for a conference I would love to attend and thank you personally. As a first grade teacher it would be phenomenal to converse about young brain development and how to maximize learning with little ones. Thanks again!!!
Hey Laura! most of my channel was inspired by the work of Dr. Andrew Huberman and the book he recommends the most. i think you might enjoy my channel. if you check it out, let me know :)
Thank you Dr. Huberman. It was my dream at school to learn how the brain works and how nervous system "rules our internal world". Thanks for making the dream comes true!
I'm a nurse, psyche and I have Complex pstd. I have a Trauma Specialist who uses NP/NLP in my therapy. I actually have studied it and got a scholarship from Dr. Richard Hanson. But, my nervous system is so deregulated. I use Yoga Nidra/Deep rest/sleep, with a bell. I use sound bowls. They're Amazing. I can't focus 😩. Fear is my main reason/emotion. NP is key. Too many don't know what it is. Thank you for this Amazing opportunity and podcast. You should Explain the parts of the Nervous system please 🙏. It will help ppl understand where there at-NS wise.
Hello Denise, how're you doing today... hope all's going well with you!!?
Thank you so much for changing peoples lives through science & your hard work!
Great podcast! Love the excitement you share with the audience.
Oh it’s amazing it’s time to bed but I can’t stop watching this thanks for sharing professor huberman
Yes. Thanks for that! Keep going, this is NOT boring. Stay golden.
30 years ago, after the death of my parents, an Italian therapist had me moving my eyes laterally for 30 minutes followed by moving my mouth another 30 minutes. I did this for three years, hardly spoke to the therapist. Now I finally understand what he was doing. Thank you.
Was this helpful for you?
@Anonimo Fiorentino
If you wouldn't mind, could you explain how that process works? and how it helped you?
WE ASKED IF IT WAS HELPFUL TO YOU
@@jonasneufeld5098 Watch Dr. Huberman's podcast with Rich Roll. He talked a bit about lateral eye movements and neuroplasticity there.
@@tahoforbreakfast thank you!
So happy to be discovering these videos, even if I'm 3 years behind schedule. Will be watching (listening to) them in chronological order and am so excited to absorb so much knowledge! Thank you for the work you do Dr. Huberman.
Same here, let's goooo.
_Congratulations man on your first episode , _*_may the force be with you._* 🖖
Who on the Earth disliked this??? People, the professor shares so much valuable information with you for free, what's wrong with you???
elon musk microchiped robot
I’m going to try the bell sound next when I’m trying to learn a hard subject for me.
I’ve naturally did the 20 minutes of sleep for many years now. Actually most my life. One of my famous lines is I just need a 20 minute nap. I’m so glad I listened to this again.
Great beginnings! Start adding in your amazing graphics. My focused visual field needs to reinforce what my ears hear. 😁💖
This is good to practice holding eye-contact
Really enjoying all your content, starting from the various podcasts you've done, to instagram and now youtube. Neuroscience is definitely a topic which hasn't received enough attention and even when it has, it hasn't been packaged in an easy to understand way, such as the way you're doing it. So well-done and thank you! If I can add just one suggestion for your youtube videos it would be to include some diagrams, animations, graphics, etc of the content you are describing (I know you do that on instagram already). A lot of the concepts can sound quite abstract to the regular person, so a visual representation would be of great help. Apart from that 👏👏👏
I start my adventure today working through all of these episodes to help better myself....call it my new years resolution?
Currently serving mandatory military service in South Korea. This came at the perfect moment when I was tired of wasting time watching randomn videos. Im excited to use my time here to learn about the brain and apply it to my daily life
All the best and deep gratitude for your service
I can almost feel the new neuronal connections when I listen to this!
Me too! Hope I sleep tonight so I can retain it 😂
A COMMENT!? Good lord man! This is not possible for I have MANY!! All good things, and also questions and clarifications. For example; I am 35 this year, IV not ever excelled in anything except perhaps being excessively happy and perhaps being able to work in a bar in any state and make sure no one leaves without a smile. Ie: hospitality. ( Also can cook up a storm, but checking is a thankless job to put it lightly). Never been one to understand big words, nor numbers but was always able to comprehend/judge/learn/adapt in any situation IV found my self in, and can work out the change to three seperate drink orders at one time..... Due to my "bubbly" personality, some physical birth defects, and people's fear or dislike of change, over the course of my life, EVEN though IV had the blessing of loving parents, and 2 big brothers ( I had 3 but sadly my oldest past away when he was 11, I was 4) I'd come to believe, that this tiny but ever present belief that I was 'different' and that really I was actually quite capable of comprehending and or solving big issues, was wrong. And over my life it got quieter, till a couple of year ago, a series of unfortunate events made me listen. And since then I think IV unknowingly been doing these things IV been listening to you talk about.!!!! I feel like I'm a sponge soaking up your words but I'm not big enough. Thank you! Because I found you when I was very much ready to give in. And since listening to you and also revisiting the courses IV taken part in via my old work. Hehehehehheheh, oooooo I'm excited. So thank you. ✌️
Hi Mr Huberman, great class, only discovered you today, August 2024, but will go back to your videos, from January 2021. One question: you mentioned that certain animals move around as they sense a magnetic field. What about us humans in terms of magnetism. Is it correct to say that if we are going through negative emotions, experience negative thoughts, we attract more of the same to us? And to get out of this whirlpool we have to change our thoughts and feelings, even if they are not correct/real to change what we attract. Thank you for your reply
It's a good question.. reply doc
IM SO EXCITED I CAN BARELY CONTAIN IT.
I appreciate how you use "deep rest" versus meditation bc of how ambiguous the term meditation is. Also bc of the different ideas it can invoke
I've started to listen to all the episodes from the beginning.
Ya me too. Andrew is amazing 👏
Yes, the first one arrived! Thank you very much for all your work Andrew!
DUDE !!!! BEST PODCAST EVER SO STOKED YES THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED THIRD LOCKDOWN HERE IN U.K. AND I CAN JUST BATHE MY BRAIN IN SCIENCE
THANK YOU DR HUBERMAN ‘
Took me 1 year to to watch this episode complete and understand it. But I’m so happy I finally did, this feels like the absolute starting point to a good life. Thank you Andrew.
What did u learn ,can u type it in nos
@@etsyetsy6787 gotta take care of your body and give it what it needs. Attention is your most valuable asset and in modern times it’s specially important to make some efforts trying to protect it from the world (everything is stealing your attention). When you recover the power over your attention you become free to impact the world in a deliberate way and so, you can be anything. We as humans are nothing fixed, we’re potential and we can become what we place our attention in.
I Got Ya Bro! Have experience and learn from it then you realized that importance. cheers!
Extremely happy to see this launch. Andrew is a phenomenal speaker and can make his very deep understanding of the neurological system relatable to lay people. I subscribed before pressing play. Long may it continue.
I really appreciate the unique concept, that you are planning to dive deep in one topic for a whole month and not just a single episode.
Commenting the Information/Notes for Myself
Profess= have or claim knowledge or skill in (a subject).
Contextual = depending on the preceding or following parts
Cuing = Prompting, Hinting
Neuron = Nerve Cells
Synapses = Connection between the Neurons
Hippocampus= Memory (Patterns of Neurons firing stored)
Brain = Map of Experience.
Nervous System = Brain + Spinal Cord + Connection to the Organs.
Continues Closed Loop (Like Mobius Strip).
-It governs all other systems of the Body and get affected by them.
Speech and Language are controlled by Separate Portions of the Brain.
Neurons States
- Electrically Active + Release Chemicals(called Neuro-Modulators)
Works of the Nervous System
1. Sensation
2. Perception (Spotlight of Attention)
- Ability to take what we are Sensing and make Sense of it
- Covert Attention = Split Attention into Two
3. Feeling/Emotions
- Products of the Nervous System
- They are Reflexive
4. Thoughts
- Can be Reflexive or Deliberate
5. Actions/Behaviors
- Types of Actions
5.1 Reflexive
- Central Pattern Generators
- e.g. - Walking without paying attention to it
5.2 Deliberate
- When Something is done with Deliberate Attention we analysis three things which are Duration, Path & Outcome
- Alcohol Suppresses the Deliberate action so Reflexive action and thoughts are surfaced (Frontal Cortex which is the newest addition to life's Brain is used to suppress Reflexive action and thoughts- E.g. would be children who don't have it developed cant sit still).
Neuromodulators (Levels - Normal/Less/High)
Neuromodulin Receptors take the particular Receptor and consequently next process is run.
1. Dopamine - Molecule of Reward/motivation
- makes some neuron circuits more active and others less active
2. Serotonin
- Makes us feel really good with what we have.
3. Acetylcholine
- Creates more intense and focused perceptual spotlight (Highlighter marker)
- Makes some Neurons active much more than rest
4. epinephrine
- Creates Increased Attention
- Heightened Alertness
5. Adrenaline/Norepinephrine
- Makes us agitated
Nervous System Aspect
1. Reflexive/Calmness System
- Automatic Mode
- Nervous System wants to pass as much as things to Reflexive Mode
- Feels Easy
2. Deliberate (* Opposite of it is Sleep)/Alertness System
- Manual Mode
- Focus Attention (Needs Effort and Strain)
Ability to Change Nervous System(Adaptive Neuroplasticity = Strengthening of Synapses)
- Two phase process (Deliberate + NSDR & Sleep)
- When we engage in deliberate action Neuromodulators Engage which in turn creates agitation
- process by which Neurons can change their connection and way they work so that thing becomes deliberate to the Reflexive.
- Up-to age of 25 kids can Learn passively, they don't have too work to hard focus too hard.
- Adult Brain can change with response to the Experience.
- Plasticity in adult Brain is gated/controlled by the Neuromodulators.
- In Traumatic/Terrible/Challenging events (Something bad happens) there is release of Neuromodulators
- We can change the Nervous System which means brain can change itself.
- No Neuroplasticity occurs during Learning or Strong Events, It occurs when we are in sleep or Non-sleep Deep Rest [NSDR]
(Study suggest it occurs better if after intense things 20 minutes NSDR which accelerated Neuroplasticity)
As per the Timing of the Day focus changes
- We go from alert to Deeply calm
1. Circadian Rhythm (Circa = about the Day)
2. Ultradian Rhythm (Throughout the Day)
- 90 minute Rhythm
- We are Optimized for 90 minute Cycles.
- First 10-20 minutes we are less focused then its better and after 90 minutes we get out of focused state.
thank you for your valuable efforts. now go and get a life
you are the meaning of knowledge is power. Thank you so much
I’m 10 minutes in and I can tell this podcast is going to be huge. Congratulations Andrew!
Thank you for these teachings, Andrew 🙏 Amazing content!
Regarding multitasking, it is said that humans cannot multitask efficiently because we can't do two or more task that require our full attention, which is true. We can drive and talk because we do not need to be fully focused on our driving; most of it happens on autopilot because we have developed a habit. On the other hand, we cannot compose an email and have a conversation with a co-worker at the same time; our attention has to "take turns" or to prioritize the information being processed.
We humans have some sort of "background service" that helps us to prioritize our focus, in an operating system fashion, but it is not multitasking. We could say that we only have a "single processor" for tasks that require our full attention.
Probably the best surprise of the new year for me, personally.
I love it that he is soooo excited himself about his new podcast that he almost can't contain his giggles here and there! Heheheh!
Right? He's just as excited to teach us as we are to learn.
He truly loves to teach 💙
I find myself lucky to be able to consume such content for free. I am just grateful.
So excited to start your series. THANK YOU!!
I started watching a few random episodes and loved them so going back to start chronologically. Keep doing what you are doing Prof. Huberman! p.s. Lex brought me here :)
Same.
Thanks Andrew your a blessing to this world ❤
As Economist, this man made me discovee my second passion. Im gonna course my second BSc in Neuroscience.
Best of luck brother/sister!
Don't do a bachelors, that information you can find online. Enter a research based graduate program and do a research project. Even if you have 0 experience you can enter as a master's student at some places as long as you find a supervisor that will have you.
Love the idea that learning and emotional reset take place during sleep and non-sleep deep rest. Thanks for this.
Dr. Huberman, I want to say that I appreciate everything you do what you are doing and how you are doing it. I only graduated high-school but I have always been fascinated by neural science. The way the mind works. I love to tune into the way I'm feeling and try to understand why I feel the way I do and also what made me feel that way. Every time I hear you talk on podcast I get this feeling of mutual understanding that I didn't know existed. So I cry. And what I am trying to understand is why I cry? I completely immerse and every time you come across something I thought only I knew I cry. I'll figure it out in time I guess but again, the way you deliberately explain what you know, to me is impressive. Thank you 👍
He always says, “if you’re a shift worker, that’s a conversation for another time.” I’m hoping that time will be during this month’s podcasts!
Thank you so much Dr. Huberman for this very valuable podcast. Can't wait to watch the next one :)
The way you speak “tools” just makes it totally worth for me.
So excited this podcast is live... And like every podcast I'll probably listen to it on 1.5x speed, but I noticed that listening that way sometimes causes a bit of mental stress. I was curious if there have been any tests that show if the speed of speech affects the state of the listener (maybe his rate of breathing to match the speaker) and if that is so how much is it from hearing the fast speech and how much from seeing the lips move fast.
Interesting. I experience the same thing. I will dig into the literature on this.
I experience anxiety when hearing super fast speech (like the sped up disclaimers at the end of radio commercials, for example). I don't think it's a visual thing, for me.
Absolutelly great. Doing notes all the time. Can't wait to get more practical insights. Is ther a way to dig deeper and have questions answered?
- Dp 90 minutes cicle goes continuous or is it best lenght of activity but it is up to us when we start next cicle?
- If I do mental work, programming or learning, should I aim for 90 minutes and for example yoga nidra in between?
- Can I nautrally increasse Norepinephrine?
...
Great question, follow to see if he chimes in.
My take on this would be take a short break every 90 mins ( some people might need a 5 mins break within the cycle) to do Yoga Nidra and start another cycle. I would think that on an average day 4-5 cycles of focused 90 mins work is what most people can do.
@@sahanaravindranath5777 do you think 4-5 cycles of 90 minutes is possible?
I track my work time for years now. When started, rarely did more than 2 hours of "real" work. Now I can do just under 5 hours but exhausted after.
5x90 would give 7.5 hours, doubt it is possible in the long run
As far as i know, when you are learning You should take a short brake every 30min. (more or less). In other cognitive activities breakes don't need to be taken so often.
@@sojobotube yes, most people say so. I think it is not so straight forward.
For a couple of years I used pomodoro. It actually make things worst. I think theories like Kotler's about getting into flow are very powerful.... But you can't get into flow in 30 minutes to break for five and again. From my experience it makes very bad habits.
Your videos helped me a lot, whether to learn or to understand or to change. Bless you ❤
I can already tell this podcast will be a true gem! The amount of knowledge and its presentation in just this episode is amazing. I'm super excited for the future ones.