I just recently quit alcohol. Everytime I get a craving, or a feeling of anxious, sadness, etc. I will stop everything I'm doing, lay down and listen to some chill piano. This has helped me tremendously in dealing with my out-of-wack emotions and withdrawal symptoms. It's nice to hear the method backed by science!
Hello Dr. Huberman. I am Dr. Enaldo Oliveira, conductor and Pedagogue specialist in String Teaching. Thank you very much for your speech. I have dedicated my career on teaching string instruments (violin, viola, cello and double bass) to students here at Brazil. I have taught students from slums and also students who committed acts against the law. In your talk, you addressed topics that I have been thinking about for the last 30 years, but I did not have a scientific basis on the subject. A few years ago, I inserted meditation exercises, mindfulness, breathing, yoga, Pa-kua, etc., at the beginning of my classes, as a strategy to improve student learning. Right now, I'm trying to learn about neuroscience to write about this experience relating music, meditative practices and relaxation, and the action and relationship of this with the brain. My goal is to publish so that I can draw the attention of governments in Brazil, so that music can be included as a subject in schools and be part of the education of Brazilians. There is no music teaching in formal schools here. I have always advocated that we don't ask our children if they want to study mathematics. For everything you described about the benefits of learning to play an instrument, we shouldn't ask children if they want to study an instrument. Everyone should learn music to improve the performance of the neural system and the learning tools of all other academic disciplines. I would like to talk to you more about this. Congratulations on your work and gratitude for sharing it with us. Att. Dr. Enaldo Oliveira.
Hello! I'm also from Brazil. I'm very interested in your experience with integrating meditation exercises into your teaching. My wife, who teaches visual arts, is considering using these techniques in her classes. She's noticed challenges in engaging students accustomed to rapidly consuming information, such as that on TikTok, and their difficulties in settling down to learn deep and complex subjects. Could you share the challenges and benefits you've encountered with these techniques? Also, do you have any insights on implementing them successfully in a regular school environment? E cara, parabéns, acredito que são professores como você que são responsáveis pelos impactos positivos na educação atual. Você não só tá implementando soluções à nível individual (nas suas aulas) como também buscando mudanças estruturais nas instituições de ensino, com as suas publicações. Muito obrigado por existir e por se esforçar pra causar mudanças positivas nas futuras gerações, com certeza isso não tá sendo e não será em vão, espero que cê encontre satisfação no seu trabalho e na sua vida pessoal e que continue fazendo esse trabalho!
My granddaughter was born last November and was a very unsettled newborn. She spent several days quite unwell in NICU but was discharged home well. To settle her in the first weeks at the times when she was crying unconsolably, we tried different songs and typical baby songs and the ones that worked, while being rocked and danced around was Pogues Fairytale of New York, and Billy Joel Piano Man. Those two got the strongest response from her. As soon as it started she stopped crying and looked wide eyed and calm. It was like magic!
Thank you, Professor Huberman, for taking on this most important subject. You are about to embark down a road that will change your life forever and have nearly as much impact as Costello did. (I do not say that lightly. Animals saved my life. My first career was practicing Animal Law). Once you begin learning your instrument (whatever it may be), you will start to see a path. You will start to see the mystery and magic but also the innate structure music has within us first hand. It will take some time so please don’t give up (if it is guitar just know your callouses will develop and the pain will subside). We need you. From this side of it. I only started my real study of music (and playing instruments) post retirement from my practice of law. It is completely doable as an adult. Five minutes a night is all it takes to start. Just don’t give up. Make it as important as teeth brushing. And soon you will not be able to go to sleep without it. This is not to say that one must play an instrument to understand it’s impact but it may help you have a deeper understanding and connection to help you process the vast array of information that will soon flood you. It may also help you with your experts and enable you to continue to enlighten the rest of us. I have studied at length the mathematics of music (9 minutes!? Ha! Not at all surprised!) which is a subject onto itself. But what I am most interested in learning from your podcast is the physiological impact music has on us*, which you have so generously touched upon and have already given us actionable tools. Thank you! But there is so much more. My understanding is that frequencies can change us. You touched on this with the babies and how certain types of songs create a senses of happiness or sadness. What I am excited to learn from your future podcasts are the physiological impact sound waves have when entering our bodies (not just our ears). My understanding is that sound waves move more efficiently in mass than air and have even been known to make patterns in bodies of water and geometric shapes in sand. See Chladni Patterns. So what does this mean for us? How is it we all innately understand dissonance and consonance? How does it move our bodies and how impactful are different frequencies? I believe there is a professor in Michigan using high frequency sound waves to kill cancer cells. The list is seemingly endless. But I will stop here. Thank you! Thank you for all of your podcasts, for deciding to buckle down at UCSB and for going on to grad school. Thank you for becoming a scientist and deciding to make the world a better place by providing real information with real actionable tools and protocols. And thank you for being a scientist who truly respects the sentient nature of animals. You are forever my hero. With so much gratitude, Sandy //////*not limited to humans.
The 9 minute time frame referenced as the earliest listen time for optimal benefits made me chuckle too!! Not surprised at all!! Humans, or any complex biological system for that matter, are fundamentally an amazingly intricate, highly specialised fluid filled resonant chamber, filled with increasingly smaller fluid filled geometric, resonant chambers!! If Dear Hubie ever does a full episode on sacred geometry and human biology, I dare say it will be once of the best things to ever grace the internet!! Haha.. There is some amazing research coming out on this subject in recent years! I will find some articles I have saved and link them in... The heart for example, doesnt not just lub-dub! It makes over 120 micro acoustic sounds that signal various systems in the body. These sonic messages carried in the blood, travel with mindblowing speed and accuracy to activate and regulate immune cells, cardiac functioning, neurological and endocrine processes!! Look up micro acoustics in biological systems if you haven't already! When the body is functioning well, we are a veritable ochestra.. Each of us, a magnum opus over the course of our life. But when the body goes out of coherence, the phonons literally become discordant with their resonant outputs. Ie. no longer in harmony! 😉 My background in science began in biology with a focus on wildlife ecology, entomology, and natural systems. Progressed to microbiology and chemical ecology and I am now starting a chapter as a quantum Biologist and Sound Medicine Practitioner. The validity of so many ancient healing modalities blows my mind and its so exciting that we finally have the tech to be studying these effects! So much respect and gratitude for your contributions Andrew! .. and over the moon to hear you're coming to Australia soon! Huzzah!!!
Mother of a professional musician here. I'm almost afraid to listen as I'm sure it will reveal everything starting from my mother singing while I was still in utero.
I’ve watched many of your podcasts, here you seem extra energized and happy just talking about MUSIC. Best of luck on your musical instrument adventure.
Have we studied woodwind and particularly saxophone players, as we learn early in the process towards proficiency how to breath with forced lower diaphragm for volume and impact on tone. Old time doctors would prescribe woodwind playing for asthma and other lung conditions. It changed my childhood asthmatic problems and led me to the joy of playing the sax.
Yep, I'm doing the ironic thing of using Andrew's podcast as the background noise when I am working as I find long TH-cam videos that have lots of narration, but still stimulating regarding the content, helps me concentrate on work much better than distractions on my phone - I do have diagnosed ADHD so I'll love Andrew to explain my brain's behaviour LOL. Another podcast I use is 'Fall of Civilizations' for the same purpose. It MUST be in the background playing through my speakers or else it isn't as effective e.g. if it's in front of me or I'm listening to it via headphones - it doesn't have the same effect. - Ah, me and my brain eh.
Music and coffee are my most reliable dopamine boosters! And so are, as of recently, dr Huberman's podcasts. What an exciting topic you've chosen, Professor! It was simply delightful to listen to this podcast and learn a few more things about the brain's functioning. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us!
I'm a highly sensitive person and have been attached to music in all the ways you describe since I started being able to pick up the chords and melodies in songs as a teenager.
2 years ago I watched your first video and I'm not shocked at all how massive this channel has become. I literally swell with emotion because so many of your videos have truly helped the lives of myself (ADHD) and my children (ASD). Thank you always.
Dr Huberman, I haven’t seen you in a while and may I just say that you appear to be looking much more tired than I remember you from previous episodes (watched several months ago), so I hope you’re well and not overworking yourself. As always, excellent content. Your voice is like therapy itself. All the best to you and the followers
I wake up And I put Rosalia, dance and sing to her music and the day is ON. Singing and dancing without anyone listening or seeing you is something that I found to be Deeply healing and energizing. Sunshine + Rosalia + Mate + excersise , the best way I found to start myself.
I am in school to become a music therapist and I’m really looking forward to this podcast! We use science based information and to help/heal people using music. I hope there is mention of music therapy!!
@jennyhenry9462 - was looking for the music therapy for healing aspect, as well - mainly for a friend in ICU after a nearly fatal - with brain injury as he had no helmet on - bicycle rider hit from behind with a vehicle @40 mph. Needless to say - there was brain injury, mostly parietal lobe, where the backward force from the initial hit sent him airborne and crashing backwards into the windshield of the car. Again, for some reason that morning he decided not to wear his helmet. 3 wks later has made great progress (compared to his initial state) but still in ICU - trying to talk, but some 9f the words are nonsensical. Speaks 5 different languages, and has responded to French, with a reply in perfect French. But French is his most minimally used & less fluent languages - so go figure.🤔 His 1 language is Spanish, his 2nd is English - he is a Spanish professor in U.S. Family is playing 'his music' for him (not sure the genre). I'm going to suggest finding a rehab facility that - among other venues, also uses music to heal....if only I knew more about it!
@cathithomas2888 I think the OP was maybe expecting a bit more on the healing aspect, rather than about 'how music affects us' - pretty sure the OP got that part...being in school to become a music therapist.
it puts me at ease to see that a stanford teacher struggles with self image and anxiety . i say this from the way he is on camera .... doing the same things I would do if I was nervous about millions of people watching me. love your pod cast I'm very grateful that you make this accessible to anyone who wants to learn . thank you
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎵 Music's Neural Wonders - Music activates various brain regions and even the body itself. 02:37 🕊️ Music's Emotional Expressiveness - Music can describe and evoke a wide range of emotions, conveying intent. 10:05 ❤️ Innate Response to Music - Babies as young as three months old respond to music with rhythmic movements. 19:46 🩺 Music's Physiological Impact - Listening to music daily can reduce resting heart rate and affect heart rate variability. 21:52 🎵 Music's Impact on the Parasympathetic Nervous System - Listening to music activates the parasympathetic nervous system. - Music increases heart rate variability, even during sleep. - Regularly listening to 10-30 minutes of favorite music benefits mental and physical health. 24:09 🎶 Effects of Music on the Cardiovascular System - A meta-analysis reveals that music positively impacts the cardiovascular system. - The impact is likely through changes in breathing, not just direct effects on heart rate. - Breathing patterns, influenced by music, affect heart rate variability. 32:05 🧠 Music's Influence on Motivation - Music activates neural circuits related to motivation and movement. - The frontal cortex predicts musical patterns, fostering anticipation. - This predictive mechanism can be leveraged to increase motivation. 42:37 🧠 Impact of Music on Memory and Emotions - Music can evoke a range of emotions and memories, including nostalgia, happiness, and sadness. - Specific brain areas, such as the para hippocampal regions, cortex, and hippocampus, are activated by music and contribute to our emotional and memory responses. - Hearing a particular song can trigger a flood of memories associated with the time and place we first heard it. 44:29 🎶 Music's Effect on Motivation and Brain Circuits - Music activates brain circuits related to action initiation (basal ganglia) and rhythmic timing (cerebellum), influencing our motivation to move. - Faster music with a beat around 140-150 beats per minute can significantly enhance motivation to move. - Listening to music creates a neuronal resonance that boosts motivation independently of song familiarity. 51:01 🎧 Music for Cognitive Focus and Productivity - Silence is generally the best environment for cognitive tasks and learning. - Instrumental music, preferably with a faster tempo, can be suitable for cognitive work, especially if you don't know the lyrics. - Music with lyrics, even if motivating, can compete with your cognitive processes and hinder learning. - Listening to familiar motivating music during breaks between learning sessions can enhance cognitive performance. 01:02:49 🎵 How Music Affects Learning - Listening to music during breaks between cognitive work can enhance focus and learning. - Different types of physical exercise may have varying responses to music. - Switching between silence and music, particularly upbeat music, during exercise can improve performance. 01:07:29 🧠 Benefits of Music in Shifting Mood - Music can shift mood by activating specific brain circuits and releasing neurochemicals. - Happy music tends to be faster with or without meaningful lyrics. - Sad music is slower and activates the corrugator muscles, furrowing the brow. - AI may play a role in generating mood-shifting music in the future. 01:14:42 🎶 The Power of Cadence in Music - Cadence and frequency of music impact facial expressions and emotional states. - Low-frequency sounds played with spacing evoke "bass face." - These circuits are fundamental for emotional communication in humans. 01:23:40 📈 Duration of Music for Mood Processing - Listening to happy music for at least nine minutes can significantly shift mood to a happier state. - To process somber or sad emotions, listening to sad music for an equivalent duration can be effective. 01:23:52 🎵 Music's Impact on Sadness - Listening to 13 minutes or more of sad music when feeling sad can help process somber feelings. 01:27:46 🧘♀️ Music for Reducing Anxiety - Certain songs, like "Weightless" by Marconi Union, can reduce anxiety by up to 65% in just three minutes of listening. 01:34:04 🧠 Music, Instruments, and Brain Connectivity - Learning to play an instrument, especially at a young age, enhances brain connectivity, aiding in various forms of learning. 01:39:11 🎶 Listening to Novel Forms of Music - Listening to new and unfamiliar music, especially when paying attention, can stimulate brain circuitry and enhance overall learning capacity. Made with HARPA AI
This is very helpful for those wanting a concise breakdown of the podcast, particularly, if they couldn't take notes or didn't have time to listen to the full episode.
I loved it so much!! Can you do an episode about Reading ( stories, ect..) There is a study by the university of Sussex they found that reading for as few as six minutes reduced stress by as much as 68 percent. I hope that you'll do an episode of that ! thanks for everything Andrew !
Extremely thought-provoking. I would like to see someone do a mini study on brainwaves when listening to a pipe organ in person. I will never forget the first time I was in the presence of one and the organist was playing some really low tones and I could feel it come in through my feet and resonate through my body. Incredible!
Would love many more episodes on this topic!! Also, talking about vibrations and frequencies of the brain, an episode with Joe Dispenza as guest would be extremely interesting 🙌🏼 Thank you as always for these super informative podcasts, appreciate them so much.
🎉 congrats on 4 million. Grateful to be one. Such diverse, understandable, actionable, relevant and enjoyable info, this episode as a great example... Bless you Andrew Huberman
A few weeks back I commented about leaving the country and starting Pyshcology at Uni. Today my first term begins haha, thanks again for the inspiration Professor
I recently joined a group that sings Georgian and other Baltic/Slavic music. It has really stretched my brain to learn to sing non-English words and different harmonies. I last sang in choir in Junior High and that was a very long time ago.
I have skipped the last two episodes in order to finish this one first. I love the topic....off topic but my favourite thing to do while working is listening to this podcast. 😊
YESSSSSS!!! I'm so excited that you made this video!!! I have been curious about this my whole life, never understood how some people don't listen to music because I'm so incredibly obsessed with music 😂 The music chooses me & I love the way it flows through me usually as I tap my hands to the beat as I drive... or dance ❤❤❤ Thank you for explaining this, it helps me understand myself a little better 😂
By far, this is my most enjoyed video of Andrew. Not that his other videos are an inch far from enlightening, I've travelled with this one, listening to an important cluster of music in-between ideas... Thank you so much!!! I hope this knowledge transmission never ends.
Any chance you could cover "frisson"? I experience it regularly and often wonder what it means. For those that don't know, frisson is a French term for getting the chills due to excitement. It's an incredible feeling! Thanks Andrew appreciate what you do tremendously
He did discuss this phenomenon on a previous podcast which was music related somewhat. Have not yet had chance to listen here to completion. I would be surprised if not discussed to some degree.
IMO the feeling you get from asmr and the chills you get from music are very different I wouldn’t say it’s the same psychological response .. especially from the studies ASMR has on ptsd
Music is the only thing that gives me this, I’m not a musician but I do write poems & lyrics. Sometimes sing Melodie’s that randomly come to me. I love it. Sometimes I give myself chills but it’s been a while since
All very helpful info. Im an english teacher working with students of other mother tongues. Often, I work with adults and like to offer tools to help stimulate and improve learning and memory. I also am learning guitar (im almost 50) and have found your podcasts helpful to maximize my progress. That is why i enjoy watching, applying, testing, and recommending what I learn to myself and others.
Thank you so much Dr.Huberman for this wonderful episode. I am a neuroscience student and I took a cognitive neuroscience of music course recently. When I was writing my paper I noticed that listening to arousing music 20 minutes after studying heightens memory. 1:02:33
I have been waiting so long for some more information on how Music impacts you. As a person who used to listen to music for around 10h a day I am super interested in how this impacted my brain and life.
DR Huberman, I see my son in you. Only he is 5 years old. You are the future of him. God bless you. Thank you for all the knowledge along with your positive attitude.
Listening to "Weightless" by Marconi Union for 3 minutes reduces anxiety by up to 65% • Music for focus, ranked from best to worse: 1) Brown/white noise or binaural beats 2) Silence 3) Instrumental music 4) Lyrical music • Listening to 10-30 minutes of music per day increases heart rate variability around the clock (i.e., not just when you're listening to the music) • Listening to music for 10-15 minutes facilitates a propensity for action (so do this before a cognitive work bout or pre-exercise) • If you wanna boost your happiness, listen to upbeat (140-150 BPM) music for a minimum of 9 minutes • Huberman started using a separate phone in the gym - one that doesn't allow him to text/scroll socials (i.e., only for music) • Listening to sad music (40-50 BPM) when you're feeling down for a minimum of 13 minutes helps you process the sadness
Seems like you enjoyed doing this one especially, I’m excited to hear that you plan to do more. Something maybe you could cover is that learning even rudimentary techniques on a drum kit feels like it splits your brain in half and grows other parts together, I’ve never had anything else make me feel that way at least to that extent. Not saying I’m a Neal Pert or anything but I wonder if there’s any studies about drummers specifically, and what they’re neurons look like or whatever compared to normies haha
Dr. Huberman, thank you so much for your channel, I have learned so much. Thank you for shining a light on music in neuroscience. I have friends who studied neuroscience in music for music therapy and was amazed by the depth of knowledge in this field, and you highlighted the field so well and taught me many new things. It also helps me see the positive effects of music education, and how scientific study of this field is legitimate and can help all of us.
Thank you so much for covering the topic! I hope you read this: As a 35-year multi-ethnic, multi-instrumentalist who can learn virtually any instrument, and professionally perform and compose on at least 30, along with highly complex electronic music technology, and sing and write in multiple languages, I want to encourage you that violin has one of the most difficult learning curves to get it not to sound aweful, and a lack of proficiency on that particular instrument is not remotely indicative of a lack of musical potential. The scale length is so short, which makes the margin for intonation error (out of tune notes) brutal. On top of that, one is having to learn bow technique before the thing sounds remotely appealing. Add to that the fact that high frequency noise carries way more than low, and pierces the ether, and our hearing to the maximum, which then makes it impossible to practice quietly, and you have a recipe for potential early childhood musical disaster. I highly encourage you to try different instruments until you fall in love with one. Keyboard can be a nice place to start because you can put in headphones. If you like strings, ukulele (especially baritone) is very easy on the fingers, and with only 4 strings, chords are easier. I hope we’ll get to see some videos in the near future if you happily playing your favorite instruments and enjoying increased bilateral connectivity!
I make music since 12 (now I'm 35). Until last year I didn't know how to find and read research (thanks to you and teacher, who recommended you). So this video is a gift. It inspire to make music again :)
A very interesting episode. As a singer and speech therapist specializing in voice therapy, I'm very excited about more episodes around the topic of music and singing coming soon. An episode about the human voice in general would also be awesome, people don't know much about the voice and are always fascinated when I talk about it. I've got another wish: I'm also a teacher (for speech therapists in training) and I recommend the Huberman Lab podcast to my students, but living in Germany, a lot of them can't understand English well enough to be able to listen to it. German subtitles on TH-cam would be wonderful 😊 Cheers and thanks for your great work.
This episode leads me to believe music is the purest and most primal of arts, because it's literally just complex patterns expressed through a very limited medium. Looking at it this way seems to give a lot of sense to the findings in the papers. It boosts mood and productivity, because it's challenging and relaxing to the brain at the same time. With the brain recognising and processing so many patterns non-stop to keep us alive, no wonder it enjoys when patterns that aren't crucial to your survival are thrown its way.
Music can help change my mood faster than almost anything else aside from being in nature. I love sitting in the car at night, finding new music and singing as loud as I want. It's one of the best therapies ever. Thanks for all the great information. I think I've said this before, but I would love to see you interview Jimmy Chin. His book "There and Back" about some of his adventures with photography and adventure was humbling to read. And the movie "The Rescue" that he helped direct with his wife Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi is fantastic. Jimmy seems to have a mind made to handle adversity and has this ability to capture the human spirit. I would love to see you two have a conversation.
Andrew would you please please please do an episode on the heart rate, heart rate variability and so on? I would like to get some credible information from you on the subject 😊
Hello Dr. Huberman. If you haven't completely given up on playing an instrument, go drums. It's the archery of instrument. I'm a drummer and I listened to 10s of your podcast. You ARE rhythm aware plus physical. Your cognition style, the way you mentally break down or build up concepts in your head is EXTREMELLY drum-friendly. You're a natural at understanding subdivision and flow. Drums are for you man!
I love this episode. I have always liked listening to 120 bpm with no words for Cardio. If I listen to music that has lyrics that I like I get distracted during the work. Pre-workout music is always high paced "ego driven" music. Anything talking about being the best/winning works. I want to quote a rapper named Cannibus who stated "color is vibration and vibration is sound"...this lyric always stuck with me because the way these things relate scientifically is thought provoking. I think what Dr. Huberman states about music cooberates this connection. Kayne also stated "I'm just trying to change the color on your mood ring..." I am not shocked that music has this capability, but I am pleasantly surprised that some of these things I have been doing intuitively.
To be honest, your podcasts are music to my ears 😂. Somehow a comforting, audio on science in the midst of many attention-grabbing media on the internet.
Great topic! We all are music. It doesn't exist without those of us who think we're "just listening". We are made for music and there is not need for judgement within ourselves as we engage in music.
This is such fun, spectacular science! Music feels like a very important part of our being & existence. I wish I had more time to play more music & more instruments 😊 I said to my family this morning in fact during our commute that life is busy and I'm planning to play more when I'm dead 😂. I can relate so well from personal experiences to the data presented here, yet I'm learning a ton. Music moves us, frees us, binds us together, and I even understand my Heavenly Father better knowing He made us like Him--so music moves Him too--and, we can go as far as sharing a musical experience with our creator. JSYK, Dr. Huberman, every Friday I sharewith my students a brief neuroscience spotlight of research-based protocols for better living that you & others provide, and many of them find it both useful and fascinating enough to learn more on their own. On a side note, some of the learning/memory tricks like the 10 sec. pause--gap effects--while practicing have improved my musicianship and 2nd language acquisition in ways I haven't experienced in 30 years of practice 🤙
This is fascinating. I was also surprised to hear that silence is better than music for cognitive focus. Subjectively I feel that I work better with music (no lyrics as like you said it competes) - I could be wrong, I could be an anomaly, or it could be because I have adhd and autism and have a different neurological makeup. Doing cardiovascular work or muscular endurance, I perform better listening to fast paced and/or music with a strong repetitive beat. Recently at the gym I found during a max rep set when the music track at the gym stopped for some reason, I almost ground to a halt, after a short pause that felt like forever the music came back on and I pumped out a good number of extra reps. I was interested that you said mentally hearing the words during reading and learning improved retention - this seems to be in contrast to what Jim Kwik was saying about speed reading and peripherally reading multiple words at once allowing one to absorb the information much faster than when mentally speaking them - I wonder if there is a difference in the efficiency of absorbing versus retaining information, or whether both methods of reading are more effective than neither consciously mentally speaking the words or speed reading.
The end was funny, “I plan to learn how to play this instrument in isolation of people and animals because I’m a considerate person.” The sound of your violin must have been rough! Been there too my friend. Great podcast.
It’s a good thing this episode discusses ways to improve mood because I’m sure most of us are in a state of deep depression due to Andrew not showing that picture of him playing the violin! I will try to improve my mood by using those methods but I’m certain no song or sound will help unless it’s accompanied by that picture. Andrew, please post the picture, music or no music, and bring joy back into our lives. Thank you 🫶
I often find that some of the sad music I listen to comfort me. I guess that's why even when I am listening to "sad music", songs that have sad lyrics, but are in a major key and/or in a faster bpm, it makes me feel good. It's a weird feeling, feeling both comfort and sadness. But it makes sense when you put into the context of processing grief or loss. A lot of this episode pretty much explains a good chunk of why I can retain knowledge very well because I listen to music and, in previous episodes, language. I had so much to comment during this whole episode but it'd be too long to put in this comment section lol I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and by far my favourite one so far! I can't wait for the other episodes relating to music and the brain!
I love heavy metal music. I lean towards the very intense and heavy sub-genres of metal. Im very curious why I love it. When I expose others to the music I listen to, 1 of 2 reactions take place. Either they hate it, or they are of common taste and love it. What separates myself and others from those who despise it? I find it hard to understand why everyone doesn’t feel the same thrill I do when crushing breakdown hits, and primordial shout and screams of the vocalist portraying the energy perfectly. The musicianship is typically unmatched, the intensity is palpable. I would love to see studies done on why this is so blissful for some(myself) and painfully endured by others.
I really enjoyed the podcast and passed it on to my daughter who is working on her Masters. I've always been involved in music with playing guitar and singing for many years. I understand you've chosen an instrument but want to encourage you to consider playing Ukulele! I play that now (@66) and it's a super fun instrument to play, especially with a group. It's so much easier than guitar and uke players are generally some of the most kind, accepting, goofy, and fun ppl you will meet. You've got some great music shops and luthiers in your neighborhood. I'd love to hear a podcast on how to memorize chords and lyrics. You could use a Uke group as part of your study😊
We work in frequencys, our body is always giving frequency and getting frequency. The frequency more higher that affects our body for better is the "authenticity". Be authentic is such a power we all must master in our lives. - I'm biohacking my body by listening high frequency music during my sleep, this is increasing my quality of life I can feel. I wake up more energize etc. It's like mr.huberman said our body play the music we heard
Thank you for your exceptional talent in breaking down complex concepts and making them easily understandable. Your ability to simplify challenging topics has been instrumental in my learning and has helped me grasp difficult ideas with clarity. I'm truly grateful for your teaching approach!"
So like 8 years ago I dug out an old keyboard and printed the sheet music to the Maple Leaf Rag and having pretty severely limited sight reading ability and next to zero piano skill I spent a summer committed to learning this super complex syncopated piece of music just to prove such wacky things are possible. I actually learned to play it all the way through, but then the keyboard broke, I didn’t repair it, and that was that. Fast forward to two days before this podcast came out, I decided to buy a proper keyboard and actually devote time to learning how to play music. So that’s really cool and I’m excited to hear you’re doing it too. I’m the same age as you and have a very similar musical background and I have no doubt we’re gonna succeed in this and find a whole big lot of gratification in it. So cheers to that 😌
Music of Bird song is the strings playing on my mind ..here next to a Forrest in Australia. The bird song is so stimulating and refreshing to hear and hear their wings in flight. ( Bower birds mateing for spring) 🦜🐦🕊🦜🦘🦜
Rating: 8.9/10 In Short: Our brain is literally music… Notes: This was a really interesting and necessary topic---the beauty of the fact that our neurons literally play music in our brains can not be stated enough. It really highlights why music plays such a critical role in our emotions and brains generally. However, your personal love of music and experiences, which i've heard you speak about in many different podcasts, don't come across very well and it makes me want to ask you more personal and relatable questions about how music has shaped and affected huberman, not just how it generally affects people.
Listening 🎶 to music is so soothing, and my brain just loves the feeling of the sound that each musical 🎼 instrument provides and transmits... ❤ Music has no boundaries ,is a natural medicine.... 💯 Yes,I am very familiar with that,Dr.Huberman.. 😆I love the old technology we had back then,I still remember playing my first 8 track,by Donna Sunmer... 😅
I have a sister professor Andrew : my sister get seizures with the song of Micheal Jackson “I Can’t help it. Very sad how she get seizure to this song.. so happy to fallow you.. you are awesome… you got the answer
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Absolutely incredible episode! It is clear that this whole episode is but a drop in the vast ocean of music. Thank you so much and I look forward to more episodes on this topic. Please consider talking about fascia? Again - thanks for a fantastic episode!
i always found that during exercise i perform best when listening to music in between sets, but not during. its cool to hear the data supporting my workout method.
Hi, I am Rossana. His wife. Just watch your great video. Very good but didn’t answer to my search about solfeggio sounds. I knew about them since classes of yoga when i was very young. (60 years ago) Some days ago i decided to look in you tube about some frequencies being played, specifically 639 hz, and I listened to it for 15 minutes only. My expectation was just a relaxation session. Then I open the window, look at my garden and I was totally surprise with a pristine and vibrant vision of colors and shapes. To my surprise the effect has continued for several days. I hope in some other session you could analyse or get info about this effect of music in our sight and mind., because also that feeling of foggyness went away. I am delighted with it! Sorry about my English
Waking up on a normal day, starting to listen my favourite podcast about my favourite topic, and BANG!! YOU ARE COMING TO AUSTRALIA! So happy to hear! See you there, come and see my lab, it’s full of robots 🤖
Superb episode, Dr. Huberman, and I can't wait for the next installment on this topic exploring the mathematics of music, improv singing, brain plasticity and function, etc. As others have said, this episode was very validating for me, since music has literally been my savior, thankfully, when nothing else worked. I was made conscious of and pulled through trauma processing, before I'd ever heard of such a thing, by the band "Tool" with their deep rhythmic base and chaotic time signatures, which I believe literally busted open my primal amygdala stuff that has no language. Sounds crazy, but it's true and I love hearing the science behind it -- thank you!
I’d love if you would interview a music therapist as part of a music series! There’s so much fascinating research in the field, especially Melodic Intonation Therapy for stroke recovery and GIM (guided imagery in music).
Long time listener of this show, love your work Dr Huberman. Will be attending your lecture at the Sydney Opera House, and cant wait. Would love to hear an interview between you and Antonio Damasio or Dr Ramachandran :)
This really makes me think... Did language arise from music? If so when? ~20,000 years ago, ~200,000 years ago, or even pre- homo sapien sapiens (~2million years ago?)? And what about the same for birds or whales (20million+ years ago.) Such a cool thing to ponder! Thanks for this episode, Andrew!
Goosebumps and shivers have been sent immediately down the entire body after only the first couple of sentences. During a psychedelic experience with mushrooms many years ago while laying in my bed there were these very interesting what sounded like drums and musical progressions super intense taking place but it was a quiet room. Audio hallucinations. P but it was music. My conclusion was that what I was hearing was not a hallucination at all but the operating functions of the. Maybe the proton pump spinning protons and dancing around in circles. This is probably why classical music is so enjoyable and why you'll find national public radio during my work days and immediately upon their bias news report it turns off 😂
As a performing acoustic solo musician who does a lot of percussive stuff this just made me laugh out loud when you were talking about babies and kids reacting. I have said for years that kids absolutely LOVE music in general but specifically the percussive taps and raps I do on the guitar. I have watched parents literally turn and stop to watch when the baby in their arms starts dancing in response to, "You've Got A Friend In Me," from Toy Story or some similar tune. Most interesting podcast ever (to me). I think it made me a better live musician. Thanks doc. :-)
Regarding having a voice in the head "verbalizing" things when reading something, whenever I'm reading something academic/non-fiction with the purposes of retaining the information, the voice in my head is always Martin Sheen. Specifically his tone and cadence as President Bartlet from the show West Wing. It sounds ridiculous, but that's been my little quirk for about a decade now, and I 100% feel it helps focus towards what's on the page.
Id LOVE to hear some theories as to *why* music and the brain have this powerful connection and more on the science of what is phisically and chemically taking place inside the brain/body. And THANK YOU for one of the best episodes ever!!!
Loneliness and isolation are probably the most damaging to society right now. It would be fascinating to hear the research on community, friendship, and close relationships on our longevity and overall health.
I'd be eager to repeating a study about cognitive tasks again with a very specific kind of music (Drone Ambient / beatless Dub Techno) at very specific levels of volume (this can make a very big difference, too). Because it's got a very specific flow to it, whilst evoking a strong sense of space. Which seems to work specifically well for a lot of people.
I've definitely noticed my brain taking shortcuts/asumptions when remembering patterns from a song. Usually the trigger to noticing the error was trying to learn to play a song on the guitar and having to compare what i thought the song sounded like to what it really sounds like
Would love to see you have Paul Saladino on for a discussion of his heterodox views on diet and nutrition, particularly around the issue of plant defense chemicals in vegetables and seeds being a reason to favor fruits for the plant-based portion of our diet, and around the issue of the bioaccumulation of excess linoleic acid as the potential underlying cause of systemic insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and associated chronic disease states. Chris Knobbe would be another great guest to explore the latter topic with.
I just recently quit alcohol. Everytime I get a craving, or a feeling of anxious, sadness, etc. I will stop everything I'm doing, lay down and listen to some chill piano. This has helped me tremendously in dealing with my out-of-wack emotions and withdrawal symptoms. It's nice to hear the method backed by science!
Thank you so much for sharing this .. 💪💪
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That’s awesome. Congrats to you for taking control.
Did you succeed quitting alcohol ?
I absolutely love how Mr. Huberman lights up during this podcast. It’s clear he loves the topic and has a tremendous respect for it. ❤
Hello Dr. Huberman. I am Dr. Enaldo Oliveira, conductor and Pedagogue specialist in String Teaching. Thank you very much for your speech. I have dedicated my career on teaching string instruments (violin, viola, cello and double bass) to students here at Brazil. I have taught students from slums and also students who committed acts against the law. In your talk, you addressed topics that I have been thinking about for the last 30 years, but I did not have a scientific basis on the subject. A few years ago, I inserted meditation exercises, mindfulness, breathing, yoga, Pa-kua, etc., at the beginning of my classes, as a strategy to improve student learning. Right now, I'm trying to learn about neuroscience to write about this experience relating music, meditative practices and relaxation, and the action and relationship of this with the brain. My goal is to publish so that I can draw the attention of governments in Brazil, so that music can be included as a subject in schools and be part of the education of Brazilians. There is no music teaching in formal schools here. I have always advocated that we don't ask our children if they want to study mathematics. For everything you described about the benefits of learning to play an instrument, we shouldn't ask children if they want to study an instrument. Everyone should learn music to improve the performance of the neural system and the learning tools of all other academic disciplines. I would like to talk to you more about this. Congratulations on your work and gratitude for sharing it with us. Att. Dr. Enaldo Oliveira.
Oi Enaldo! Gostaria de ler seu material quando for publicado!
Hello! I'm also from Brazil. I'm very interested in your experience with integrating meditation exercises into your teaching. My wife, who teaches visual arts, is considering using these techniques in her classes. She's noticed challenges in engaging students accustomed to rapidly consuming information, such as that on TikTok, and their difficulties in settling down to learn deep and complex subjects. Could you share the challenges and benefits you've encountered with these techniques? Also, do you have any insights on implementing them successfully in a regular school environment? E cara, parabéns, acredito que são professores como você que são responsáveis pelos impactos positivos na educação atual. Você não só tá implementando soluções à nível individual (nas suas aulas) como também buscando mudanças estruturais nas instituições de ensino, com as suas publicações. Muito obrigado por existir e por se esforçar pra causar mudanças positivas nas futuras gerações, com certeza isso não tá sendo e não será em vão, espero que cê encontre satisfação no seu trabalho e na sua vida pessoal e que continue fazendo esse trabalho!
Grande respieto. I believe your students would love qigong 🕉♥️🌷📿🙏@@hmind9836
What a wonderful approach to education! Grande Respieto! May the chi be with you🙏📿🌷♥️🕉🙏
My granddaughter was born last November and was a very unsettled newborn. She spent several days quite unwell in NICU but was discharged home well. To settle her in the first weeks at the times when she was crying unconsolably, we tried different songs and typical baby songs and the ones that worked, while being rocked and danced around was Pogues Fairytale of New York, and Billy Joel Piano Man. Those two got the strongest response from her. As soon as it started she stopped crying and looked wide eyed and calm. It was like magic!
I've listened to the piano man because of this comment. I get it 😂
Fairytale of NY may be the best modern xmas song. Amazing
My special girl is calmed by John Coltrane. My favorite things. She always takes a deep breathe on the opening notes
The 16:30 mark explains the reaction I used to get from my Son when I used to sing to him and play guitar 🎸 wile he was in his crib 😊
You got time to see this with your schedule? Crazy
@@dariotatopiolayou can listen
Just watched one of your videos before I clicked this one and of course you’re in the comment section 🤣
Thank you, Professor Huberman, for taking on this most important subject. You are about to embark down a road that will change your life forever and have nearly as much impact as Costello did. (I do not say that lightly. Animals saved my life. My first career was practicing Animal Law). Once you begin learning your instrument (whatever it may be), you will start to see a path. You will start to see the mystery and magic but also the innate structure music has within us first hand. It will take some time so please don’t give up (if it is guitar just know your callouses will develop and the pain will subside). We need you. From this side of it. I only started my real study of music (and playing instruments) post retirement from my practice of law. It is completely doable as an adult. Five minutes a night is all it takes to start. Just don’t give up. Make it as important as teeth brushing. And soon you will not be able to go to sleep without it. This is not to say that one must play an instrument to understand it’s impact but it may help you have a deeper understanding and connection to help you process the vast array of information that will soon flood you. It may also help you with your experts and enable you to continue to enlighten the rest of us. I have studied at length the mathematics of music (9 minutes!? Ha! Not at all surprised!) which is a subject onto itself. But what I am most interested in learning from your podcast is the physiological impact music has on us*, which you have so generously touched upon and have already given us actionable tools. Thank you! But there is so much more. My understanding is that frequencies can change us. You touched on this with the babies and how certain types of songs create a senses of happiness or sadness. What I am excited to learn from your future podcasts are the physiological impact sound waves have when entering our bodies (not just our ears). My understanding is that sound waves move more efficiently in mass than air and have even been known to make patterns in bodies of water and geometric shapes in sand. See Chladni Patterns. So what does this mean for us? How is it we all innately understand dissonance and consonance? How does it move our bodies and how impactful are different frequencies? I believe there is a professor in Michigan using high frequency sound waves to kill cancer cells. The list is seemingly endless. But I will stop here. Thank you! Thank you for all of your podcasts, for deciding to buckle down at UCSB and for going on to grad school. Thank you for becoming a scientist and deciding to make the world a better place by providing real information with real actionable tools and protocols. And thank you for being a scientist who truly respects the sentient nature of animals. You are forever my hero. With so much gratitude, Sandy //////*not limited to humans.
The 9 minute time frame referenced as the earliest listen time for optimal benefits made me chuckle too!! Not surprised at all!!
Humans, or any complex biological system for that matter, are fundamentally an amazingly intricate, highly specialised fluid filled resonant chamber, filled with increasingly smaller fluid filled geometric, resonant chambers!!
If Dear Hubie ever does a full episode on sacred geometry and human biology, I dare say it will be once of the best things to ever grace the internet!! Haha..
There is some amazing research coming out on this subject in recent years! I will find some articles I have saved and link them in... The heart for example, doesnt not just lub-dub! It makes over 120 micro acoustic sounds that signal various systems in the body. These sonic messages carried in the blood, travel with mindblowing speed and accuracy to activate and regulate immune cells, cardiac functioning, neurological and endocrine processes!! Look up micro acoustics in biological systems if you haven't already!
When the body is functioning well, we are a veritable ochestra.. Each of us, a magnum opus over the course of our life. But when the body goes out of coherence, the phonons literally become discordant with their resonant outputs. Ie. no longer in harmony! 😉 My background in science began in biology with a focus on wildlife ecology, entomology, and natural systems. Progressed to microbiology and chemical ecology and I am now starting a chapter as a quantum Biologist and Sound Medicine Practitioner. The validity of so many ancient healing modalities blows my mind and its so exciting that we finally have the tech to be studying these effects!
So much respect and gratitude for your contributions Andrew! .. and over the moon to hear you're coming to Australia soon! Huzzah!!!
As a longtime semi-pro musician and producer, this will be a fantastic episode, I'm sure. Thank you Mr. Huberman for your work as always.
Mother of a professional musician here. I'm almost afraid to listen as I'm sure it will reveal everything starting from my mother singing while I was still in utero.
@@bellelacroix5938even if it does what’s gonna change?
So excite to listen haha actually excited to drive Uber tonight
1986... Met & Married the love of my life. A very well known musician from Glasgow, Scotland.
U2!!
I’ve watched many of your podcasts, here you seem extra energized and happy just talking about MUSIC. Best of luck on your musical instrument adventure.
Have we studied woodwind and particularly saxophone players, as we learn early in the process towards proficiency how to breath with forced lower diaphragm for volume and impact on tone. Old time doctors would prescribe woodwind playing for asthma and other lung conditions. It changed my childhood asthmatic
problems and led me to the joy of playing the sax.
Just like music, Andrew's podcast strikes a chord with everyone.
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Yep, I'm doing the ironic thing of using Andrew's podcast as the background noise when I am working as I find long TH-cam videos that have lots of narration, but still stimulating regarding the content, helps me concentrate on work much better than distractions on my phone - I do have diagnosed ADHD so I'll love Andrew to explain my brain's behaviour LOL. Another podcast I use is 'Fall of Civilizations' for the same purpose. It MUST be in the background playing through my speakers or else it isn't as effective e.g. if it's in front of me or I'm listening to it via headphones - it doesn't have the same effect. - Ah, me and my brain eh.
Music and coffee are my most reliable dopamine boosters! And so are, as of recently, dr Huberman's podcasts. What an exciting topic you've chosen, Professor! It was simply delightful to listen to this podcast and learn a few more things about the brain's functioning. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us!
I'm a highly sensitive person and have been attached to music in all the ways you describe since I started being able to pick up the chords and melodies in songs as a teenager.
2 years ago I watched your first video and I'm not shocked at all how massive this channel has become. I literally swell with emotion because so many of your videos have truly helped the lives of myself (ADHD) and my children (ASD). Thank you always.
Dr Huberman, I haven’t seen you in a while and may I just say that you appear to be looking much more tired than I remember you from previous episodes (watched several months ago), so I hope you’re well and not overworking yourself. As always, excellent content. Your voice is like therapy itself. All the best to you and the followers
I wake up And I put Rosalia, dance and sing to her music and the day is ON.
Singing and dancing without anyone listening or seeing you is something that I found to be Deeply healing and energizing.
Sunshine + Rosalia + Mate + excersise , the best way I found to start myself.
I am in school to become a music therapist and I’m really looking forward to this podcast! We use science based information and to help/heal people using music. I hope there is mention of music therapy!!
what is your favourite practice for healing using music that you are currently studying/developing ?
@jennyhenry9462 - was looking for the music therapy for healing aspect, as well - mainly for a friend in ICU after a nearly fatal - with brain injury as he had no helmet on - bicycle rider hit from behind with a vehicle @40 mph.
Needless to say - there was brain injury, mostly parietal lobe, where the backward force from the initial hit sent him airborne and crashing backwards into the windshield of the car. Again, for some reason that morning he decided not to wear his helmet.
3 wks later has made great progress (compared to his initial state) but still in ICU - trying to talk, but some 9f the words are nonsensical.
Speaks 5 different languages, and has responded to French, with a reply in perfect French. But French is his most minimally used & less fluent languages - so go figure.🤔
His 1 language is Spanish, his 2nd is English - he is a Spanish professor in U.S.
Family is playing 'his music' for him (not sure the genre).
I'm going to suggest finding a rehab facility that - among other venues, also uses music to heal....if only I knew more about it!
the entire podcast is about music and how it affects us. That’s pretty much what music therapy is about.
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I think the OP was maybe expecting a bit more on the healing aspect, rather than about 'how music affects us' -
pretty sure the OP got that part...being in school to become a music therapist.
it puts me at ease to see that a stanford teacher struggles with self image and anxiety . i say this from the way he is on camera .... doing the same things I would do if I was nervous about millions of people watching me. love your pod cast I'm very grateful that you make this accessible to anyone who wants to learn . thank you
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🎵 Music's Neural Wonders
- Music activates various brain regions and even the body itself.
02:37 🕊️ Music's Emotional Expressiveness
- Music can describe and evoke a wide range of emotions, conveying intent.
10:05 ❤️ Innate Response to Music
- Babies as young as three months old respond to music with rhythmic movements.
19:46 🩺 Music's Physiological Impact
- Listening to music daily can reduce resting heart rate and affect heart rate variability.
21:52 🎵 Music's Impact on the Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Listening to music activates the parasympathetic nervous system.
- Music increases heart rate variability, even during sleep.
- Regularly listening to 10-30 minutes of favorite music benefits mental and physical health.
24:09 🎶 Effects of Music on the Cardiovascular System
- A meta-analysis reveals that music positively impacts the cardiovascular system.
- The impact is likely through changes in breathing, not just direct effects on heart rate.
- Breathing patterns, influenced by music, affect heart rate variability.
32:05 🧠 Music's Influence on Motivation
- Music activates neural circuits related to motivation and movement.
- The frontal cortex predicts musical patterns, fostering anticipation.
- This predictive mechanism can be leveraged to increase motivation.
42:37 🧠 Impact of Music on Memory and Emotions
- Music can evoke a range of emotions and memories, including nostalgia, happiness, and sadness.
- Specific brain areas, such as the para hippocampal regions, cortex, and hippocampus, are activated by music and contribute to our emotional and memory responses.
- Hearing a particular song can trigger a flood of memories associated with the time and place we first heard it.
44:29 🎶 Music's Effect on Motivation and Brain Circuits
- Music activates brain circuits related to action initiation (basal ganglia) and rhythmic timing (cerebellum), influencing our motivation to move.
- Faster music with a beat around 140-150 beats per minute can significantly enhance motivation to move.
- Listening to music creates a neuronal resonance that boosts motivation independently of song familiarity.
51:01 🎧 Music for Cognitive Focus and Productivity
- Silence is generally the best environment for cognitive tasks and learning.
- Instrumental music, preferably with a faster tempo, can be suitable for cognitive work, especially if you don't know the lyrics.
- Music with lyrics, even if motivating, can compete with your cognitive processes and hinder learning.
- Listening to familiar motivating music during breaks between learning sessions can enhance cognitive performance.
01:02:49 🎵 How Music Affects Learning
- Listening to music during breaks between cognitive work can enhance focus and learning.
- Different types of physical exercise may have varying responses to music.
- Switching between silence and music, particularly upbeat music, during exercise can improve performance.
01:07:29 🧠 Benefits of Music in Shifting Mood
- Music can shift mood by activating specific brain circuits and releasing neurochemicals.
- Happy music tends to be faster with or without meaningful lyrics.
- Sad music is slower and activates the corrugator muscles, furrowing the brow.
- AI may play a role in generating mood-shifting music in the future.
01:14:42 🎶 The Power of Cadence in Music
- Cadence and frequency of music impact facial expressions and emotional states.
- Low-frequency sounds played with spacing evoke "bass face."
- These circuits are fundamental for emotional communication in humans.
01:23:40 📈 Duration of Music for Mood Processing
- Listening to happy music for at least nine minutes can significantly shift mood to a happier state.
- To process somber or sad emotions, listening to sad music for an equivalent duration can be effective.
01:23:52 🎵 Music's Impact on Sadness
- Listening to 13 minutes or more of sad music when feeling sad can help process somber feelings.
01:27:46 🧘♀️ Music for Reducing Anxiety
- Certain songs, like "Weightless" by Marconi Union, can reduce anxiety by up to 65% in just three minutes of listening.
01:34:04 🧠 Music, Instruments, and Brain Connectivity
- Learning to play an instrument, especially at a young age, enhances brain connectivity, aiding in various forms of learning.
01:39:11 🎶 Listening to Novel Forms of Music
- Listening to new and unfamiliar music, especially when paying attention, can stimulate brain circuitry and enhance overall learning capacity.
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I loved it so much!! Can you do an episode about Reading ( stories, ect..) There is a study by the university of Sussex they found that reading for as few as six minutes reduced stress by as much as 68 percent. I hope that you'll do an episode of that ! thanks for everything Andrew !
Extremely thought-provoking. I would like to see someone do a mini study on brainwaves when listening to a pipe organ in
person. I will never forget the first time I was in the presence of one and the organist was playing some really low tones
and I could feel it come in through my feet and resonate through my body. Incredible!
Would love many more episodes on this topic!! Also, talking about vibrations and frequencies of the brain, an episode with Joe Dispenza as guest would be extremely interesting 🙌🏼 Thank you as always for these super informative podcasts, appreciate them so much.
The rhythm of life is emulated by great musicians.
amplified, revealed
🎉 congrats on 4 million. Grateful to be one. Such diverse, understandable, actionable, relevant and enjoyable info, this episode as a great example... Bless you Andrew Huberman
A few weeks back I commented about leaving the country and starting Pyshcology at Uni. Today my first term begins haha, thanks again for the inspiration Professor
I recently joined a group that sings Georgian and other Baltic/Slavic music. It has really stretched my brain to learn to sing non-English words and different harmonies. I last sang in choir in Junior High and that was a very long time ago.
Beauty is in the brain of the beholder
I have skipped the last two episodes in order to finish this one first. I love the topic....off topic but my favourite thing to do while working is listening to this podcast. 😊
YESSSSSS!!! I'm so excited that you made this video!!! I have been curious about this my whole life, never understood how some people don't listen to music because I'm so incredibly obsessed with music 😂
The music chooses me & I love the way it flows through me usually as I tap my hands to the beat as I drive... or dance ❤❤❤ Thank you for explaining this, it helps me understand myself a little better 😂
By far, this is my most enjoyed video of Andrew. Not that his other videos are an inch far from enlightening, I've travelled with this one, listening to an important cluster of music in-between ideas... Thank you so much!!! I hope this knowledge transmission never ends.
Any chance you could cover "frisson"? I experience it regularly and often wonder what it means. For those that don't know, frisson is a French term for getting the chills due to excitement. It's an incredible feeling! Thanks Andrew appreciate what you do tremendously
He did discuss this phenomenon on a previous podcast which was music related somewhat. Have not yet had chance to listen here to completion. I would be surprised if not discussed to some degree.
Do you mean getting ASMR - autonomous sensory meridian response. Or is it not the same? Would like to find out more too.
@@in2097 A number of similar terms to basically describe this same physiological response.
IMO the feeling you get from asmr and the chills you get from music are very different I wouldn’t say it’s the same psychological response .. especially from the studies ASMR has on ptsd
Music is the only thing that gives me this, I’m not a musician but I do write poems & lyrics. Sometimes sing Melodie’s that randomly come to me. I love it. Sometimes I give myself chills but it’s been a while since
All very helpful info. Im an english teacher working with students of other mother tongues. Often, I work with adults and like to offer tools to help stimulate and improve learning and memory. I also am learning guitar (im almost 50) and have found your podcasts helpful to maximize my progress. That is why i enjoy watching, applying, testing, and recommending what I learn to myself and others.
I think I'm speaking for everyone. We all have been waiting for music episodes. Nothing but gratefullness for you Dr. Huberman. It changes lives.
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Thank you so much Dr.Huberman for this wonderful episode. I am a neuroscience student and I took a cognitive neuroscience of music course recently. When I was writing my paper I noticed that listening to arousing music 20 minutes after studying heightens memory. 1:02:33
I have been waiting so long for some more information on how Music impacts you. As a person who used to listen to music for around 10h a day I am super interested in how this impacted my brain and life.
DR Huberman, I see my son in you. Only he is 5 years old. You are the future of him. God bless you. Thank you for all the knowledge along with your positive attitude.
Sometimes I watch these just to observe how Huberman’s brain works. 39:50 “whereas donuts are always good the whole way through” Love it.
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Listening to "Weightless" by Marconi Union for 3 minutes reduces anxiety by up to 65%
• Music for focus, ranked from best to worse:
1) Brown/white noise or binaural beats
2) Silence
3) Instrumental music
4) Lyrical music
• Listening to 10-30 minutes of music per day increases heart rate variability around the clock (i.e., not just when you're listening to the music)
• Listening to music for 10-15 minutes facilitates a propensity for action (so do this before a cognitive work bout or pre-exercise)
• If you wanna boost your happiness, listen to upbeat (140-150 BPM) music for a minimum of 9 minutes
• Huberman started using a separate phone in the gym - one that doesn't allow him to text/scroll socials (i.e., only for music)
• Listening to sad music (40-50 BPM) when you're feeling down for a minimum of 13 minutes helps you process the sadness
Seems like you enjoyed doing this one especially, I’m excited to hear that you plan to do more. Something maybe you could cover is that learning even rudimentary techniques on a drum kit feels like it splits your brain in half and grows other parts together, I’ve never had anything else make me feel that way at least to that extent. Not saying I’m a Neal Pert or anything but I wonder if there’s any studies about drummers specifically, and what they’re neurons look like or whatever compared to normies haha
Dr. Huberman, thank you so much for your channel, I have learned so much. Thank you for shining a light on music in neuroscience. I have friends who studied neuroscience in music for music therapy and was amazed by the depth of knowledge in this field, and you highlighted the field so well and taught me many new things. It also helps me see the positive effects of music education, and how scientific study of this field is legitimate and can help all of us.
Thank you so much for covering the topic! I hope you read this:
As a 35-year multi-ethnic, multi-instrumentalist who can learn virtually any instrument, and professionally perform and compose on at least 30, along with highly complex electronic music technology, and sing and write in multiple languages, I want to encourage you that violin has one of the most difficult learning curves to get it not to sound aweful, and a lack of proficiency on that particular instrument is not remotely indicative of a lack of musical potential. The scale length is so short, which makes the margin for intonation error (out of tune notes) brutal. On top of that, one is having to learn bow technique before the thing sounds remotely appealing. Add to that the fact that high frequency noise carries way more than low, and pierces the ether, and our hearing to the maximum, which then makes it impossible to practice quietly, and you have a recipe for potential early childhood musical disaster. I highly encourage you to try different instruments until you fall in love with one. Keyboard can be a nice place to start because you can put in headphones. If you like strings, ukulele (especially baritone) is very easy on the fingers, and with only 4 strings, chords are easier. I hope we’ll get to see some videos in the near future if you happily playing your favorite instruments and enjoying increased bilateral connectivity!
I make music since 12 (now I'm 35). Until last year I didn't know how to find and read research (thanks to you and teacher, who recommended you). So this video is a gift. It inspire to make music again :)
A very interesting episode. As a singer and speech therapist specializing in voice therapy, I'm very excited about more episodes around the topic of music and singing coming soon. An episode about the human voice in general would also be awesome, people don't know much about the voice and are always
fascinated when I talk about it. I've got another wish: I'm also a teacher (for speech therapists in training) and I recommend the Huberman Lab podcast to my students, but living in Germany, a lot of them can't understand English well enough to be able to listen to it. German subtitles on TH-cam would be wonderful 😊 Cheers and thanks for your great work.
This episode leads me to believe music is the purest and most primal of arts, because it's literally just complex patterns expressed through a very limited medium. Looking at it this way seems to give a lot of sense to the findings in the papers. It boosts mood and productivity, because it's challenging and relaxing to the brain at the same time. With the brain recognising and processing so many patterns non-stop to keep us alive, no wonder it enjoys when patterns that aren't crucial to your survival are thrown its way.
Music can help change my mood faster than almost anything else aside from being in nature. I love sitting in the car at night, finding new music and singing as loud as I want. It's one of the best therapies ever. Thanks for all the great information. I think I've said this before, but I would love to see you interview Jimmy Chin. His book "There and Back" about some of his adventures with photography and adventure was humbling to read. And the movie "The Rescue" that he helped direct with his wife Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi is fantastic. Jimmy seems to have a mind made to handle adversity and has this ability to capture the human spirit. I would love to see you two have a conversation.
Andrew would you please please please do an episode on the heart rate, heart rate variability and so on? I would like to get some credible information from you on the subject 😊
Will do!
Hello Dr. Huberman. If you haven't completely given up on playing an instrument, go drums. It's the archery of instrument. I'm a drummer and I listened to 10s of your podcast. You ARE rhythm aware plus physical. Your cognition style, the way you mentally break down or build up concepts in your head is EXTREMELLY drum-friendly. You're a natural at understanding subdivision and flow. Drums are for you man!
I love this episode. I have always liked listening to 120 bpm with no words for Cardio.
If I listen to music that has lyrics that I like I get distracted during the work.
Pre-workout music is always high paced "ego driven" music. Anything talking about being the best/winning works.
I want to quote a rapper named Cannibus who stated "color is vibration and vibration is sound"...this lyric always stuck with me because the way these things relate scientifically is thought provoking.
I think what Dr. Huberman states about music cooberates this connection.
Kayne also stated "I'm just trying to change the color on your mood ring..."
I am not shocked that music has this capability, but I am pleasantly surprised that some of these things I have been doing intuitively.
To be honest, your podcasts are music to my ears 😂. Somehow a comforting, audio on science in the midst of many attention-grabbing media on the internet.
Great topic! We all are music. It doesn't exist without those of us who think we're "just listening". We are made for music and there is not need for judgement within ourselves as we engage in music.
Only 20 minutes in and it's clear the man digs his tunes. With or without his science hat on.
Wow! Thanks for providing all the reasons why listening to music is amazing for us! ❤
This is such fun, spectacular science! Music feels like a very important part of our being & existence. I wish I had more time to play more music & more instruments 😊 I said to my family this morning in fact during our commute that life is busy and I'm planning to play more when I'm dead 😂. I can relate so well from personal experiences to the data presented here, yet I'm learning a ton. Music moves us, frees us, binds us together, and I even understand my Heavenly Father better knowing He made us like Him--so music moves Him too--and, we can go as far as sharing a musical experience with our creator. JSYK, Dr. Huberman, every Friday I sharewith my students a brief neuroscience spotlight of research-based protocols for better living that you & others provide, and many of them find it both useful and fascinating enough to learn more on their own. On a side note, some of the learning/memory tricks like the 10 sec. pause--gap effects--while practicing have improved my musicianship and 2nd language acquisition in ways I haven't experienced in 30 years of practice 🤙
Huberman Lab is music to my ears.
This is fascinating. I was also surprised to hear that silence is better than music for cognitive focus. Subjectively I feel that I work better with music (no lyrics as like you said it competes) - I could be wrong, I could be an anomaly, or it could be because I have adhd and autism and have a different neurological makeup. Doing cardiovascular work or muscular endurance, I perform better listening to fast paced and/or music with a strong repetitive beat. Recently at the gym I found during a max rep set when the music track at the gym stopped for some reason, I almost ground to a halt, after a short pause that felt like forever the music came back on and I pumped out a good number of extra reps. I was interested that you said mentally hearing the words during reading and learning improved retention - this seems to be in contrast to what Jim Kwik was saying about speed reading and peripherally reading multiple words at once allowing one to absorb the information much faster than when mentally speaking them - I wonder if there is a difference in the efficiency of absorbing versus retaining information, or whether both methods of reading are more effective than neither consciously mentally speaking the words or speed reading.
The end was funny, “I plan to learn how to play this instrument in isolation of people and animals because I’m a considerate person.” The sound of your violin must have been rough! Been there too my friend. Great podcast.
It’s a good thing this episode discusses ways to improve mood because I’m sure most of us are in a state of deep depression due to Andrew not showing that picture of him playing the violin! I will try to improve my mood by using those methods but I’m certain no song or sound will help unless it’s accompanied by that picture. Andrew, please post the picture, music or no music, and bring joy back into our lives. Thank you 🫶
I often find that some of the sad music I listen to comfort me. I guess that's why even when I am listening to "sad music", songs that have sad lyrics, but are in a major key and/or in a faster bpm, it makes me feel good. It's a weird feeling, feeling both comfort and sadness. But it makes sense when you put into the context of processing grief or loss.
A lot of this episode pretty much explains a good chunk of why I can retain knowledge very well because I listen to music and, in previous episodes, language. I had so much to comment during this whole episode but it'd be too long to put in this comment section lol
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and by far my favourite one so far! I can't wait for the other episodes relating to music and the brain!
totally Huberman you are a music to our ears
I love heavy metal music. I lean towards the very intense and heavy sub-genres of metal. Im very curious why I love it. When I expose others to the music I listen to, 1 of 2 reactions take place. Either they hate it, or they are of common taste and love it. What separates myself and others from those who despise it? I find it hard to understand why everyone doesn’t feel the same thrill I do when crushing breakdown hits, and primordial shout and screams of the vocalist portraying the energy perfectly. The musicianship is typically unmatched, the intensity is palpable. I would love to see studies done on why this is so blissful for some(myself) and painfully endured by others.
I really enjoyed the podcast and passed it on to my daughter who is working on her Masters. I've always been involved in music with playing guitar and singing for many years. I understand you've chosen an instrument but want to encourage you to consider playing Ukulele! I play that now (@66) and it's a super fun instrument to play, especially with a group. It's so much easier than guitar and uke players are generally some of the most kind, accepting, goofy, and fun ppl you will meet. You've got some great music shops and luthiers in your neighborhood.
I'd love to hear a podcast on how to memorize chords and lyrics. You could use a Uke group as part of your study😊
We work in frequencys, our body is always giving frequency and getting frequency.
The frequency more higher that affects our body for better is the "authenticity".
Be authentic is such a power we all must master in our lives.
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I'm biohacking my body by listening high frequency music during my sleep, this is increasing my quality of life I can feel. I wake up more energize etc.
It's like mr.huberman said our body play the music we heard
Thank you for your exceptional talent in breaking down complex concepts and making them easily understandable. Your ability to simplify challenging topics has been instrumental in my learning and has helped me grasp difficult ideas with clarity. I'm truly grateful for your teaching approach!"
So like 8 years ago I dug out an old keyboard and printed the sheet music to the Maple Leaf Rag and having pretty severely limited sight reading ability and next to zero piano skill I spent a summer committed to learning this super complex syncopated piece of music just to prove such wacky things are possible. I actually learned to play it all the way through, but then the keyboard broke, I didn’t repair it, and that was that. Fast forward to two days before this podcast came out, I decided to buy a proper keyboard and actually devote time to learning how to play music. So that’s really cool and I’m excited to hear you’re doing it too. I’m the same age as you and have a very similar musical background and I have no doubt we’re gonna succeed in this and find a whole big lot of gratification in it. So cheers to that 😌
I’ve always felt great music as a force, a literal physical force, your explanations help me understand - thank you.
Finally its here,
The video ive been searching for 3 years....
My fav brain guy uploaded this...
Thank you sir
Music of Bird song is the strings playing on my mind ..here next to a Forrest in Australia. The bird song is so stimulating and refreshing to hear and hear their wings in flight. ( Bower birds mateing for spring) 🦜🐦🕊🦜🦘🦜
Rating: 8.9/10
In Short: Our brain is literally music…
Notes: This was a really interesting and necessary topic---the beauty of the fact that our neurons literally play music in our brains can not be stated enough. It really highlights why music plays such a critical role in our emotions and brains generally. However, your personal love of music and experiences, which i've heard you speak about in many different podcasts, don't come across very well and it makes me want to ask you more personal and relatable questions about how music has shaped and affected huberman, not just how it generally affects people.
Listening 🎶 to music is so soothing, and my brain just loves the feeling of the sound that each musical 🎼 instrument provides and transmits... ❤ Music has no boundaries ,is a natural medicine.... 💯
Yes,I am very familiar with that,Dr.Huberman.. 😆I love the old technology we had back then,I still remember playing my first 8 track,by Donna Sunmer... 😅
I have a sister professor Andrew : my sister get seizures with the song of Micheal Jackson “I Can’t help it. Very sad how she get seizure to this song.. so happy to fallow you.. you are awesome… you got the answer
i love how much you're enjoying talking about this lol
worth it to listen to the whole podcast just to listen to the playing the violin story
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Just needed a scientific confirmation to why and how I'm so perceptive and sensitive to music and sound frequencies. Amazing episode ❤
Absolutely incredible episode! It is clear that this whole episode is but a drop in the vast ocean of music. Thank you so much and I look forward to more episodes on this topic.
Please consider talking about fascia?
Again - thanks for a fantastic episode!
Andrew Huberman, listening to your podcast about dopamine and motivation is already motivating. 😅 Thank you for sharing a high quality information!
This channel is a gift. 🙏
i always found that during exercise i perform best when listening to music in between sets, but not during. its cool to hear the data supporting my workout method.
I had a smile on my face throught the whole episode.
God I love music. God I love Huberman!
Hi, I am Rossana. His wife. Just watch your great video. Very good but didn’t answer to my search about solfeggio sounds. I knew about them since classes of yoga when i was very young. (60 years ago) Some days ago i decided to look in you tube about some frequencies being played, specifically 639 hz, and I listened to it for 15 minutes only. My expectation was just a relaxation session. Then I open the window, look at my garden and I was totally surprise with a pristine and vibrant vision of colors and shapes. To my surprise the effect has continued for several days. I hope in some other session you could analyse or get info about this effect of music in our sight and mind., because also that feeling of foggyness went away. I am delighted with it! Sorry about my English
Waking up on a normal day, starting to listen my favourite podcast about my favourite topic, and BANG!! YOU ARE COMING TO AUSTRALIA! So happy to hear! See you there, come and see my lab, it’s full of robots 🤖
You know what would be cool? To get a post punk band to open your show at Sydney Opera House! or to close it... like an after-party.
I'm so glad that I've found your podcast. It's a great investment of my time.
There's something about liquid drum and bass, and Pirate-style instrumental music that gets me so fired up before a workout.
Superb episode, Dr. Huberman, and I can't wait for the next installment on this topic exploring the mathematics of music, improv singing, brain plasticity and function, etc. As others have said, this episode was very validating for me, since music has literally been my savior, thankfully, when nothing else worked. I was made conscious of and pulled through trauma processing, before I'd ever heard of such a thing, by the band "Tool" with their deep rhythmic base and chaotic time signatures, which I believe literally busted open my primal amygdala stuff that has no language. Sounds crazy, but it's true and I love hearing the science behind it -- thank you!
I’d love if you would interview a music therapist as part of a music series!
There’s so much fascinating research in the field, especially Melodic Intonation Therapy for stroke recovery and GIM (guided imagery in music).
I love listening to music. I even get goosies or a fuzzy feeling on my brain and goosebumps with certain songs from almost every genre
Techno, hardstylers and some drum and bass listeners. Superior 😎
Long time listener of this show, love your work Dr Huberman. Will be attending your lecture at the Sydney Opera House, and cant wait.
Would love to hear an interview between you and Antonio Damasio or Dr Ramachandran :)
This really makes me think... Did language arise from music? If so when? ~20,000 years ago, ~200,000 years ago, or even pre- homo sapien sapiens (~2million years ago?)? And what about the same for birds or whales (20million+ years ago.) Such a cool thing to ponder! Thanks for this episode, Andrew!
Goosebumps and shivers have been sent immediately down the entire body after only the first couple of sentences. During a psychedelic experience with mushrooms many years ago while laying in my bed there were these very interesting what sounded like drums and musical progressions super intense taking place but it was a quiet room. Audio hallucinations. P but it was music. My conclusion was that what I was hearing was not a hallucination at all but the operating functions of the. Maybe the proton pump spinning protons and dancing around in circles. This is probably why classical music is so enjoyable and why you'll find national public radio during my work days and immediately upon their bias news report it turns off 😂
This is the pique of the podcast era. Thank you so much for all the knowledge I really resonate with you.
As a performing acoustic solo musician who does a lot of percussive stuff this just made me laugh out loud when you were talking about babies and kids reacting. I have said for years that kids absolutely LOVE music in general but specifically the percussive taps and raps I do on the guitar. I have watched parents literally turn and stop to watch when the baby in their arms starts dancing in response to, "You've Got A Friend In Me," from Toy Story or some similar tune. Most interesting podcast ever (to me). I think it made me a better live musician. Thanks doc. :-)
As a Independent musician this episode has equipped me with some powerful tools.🔥🔥🔥🔥🎵🎵
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Regarding having a voice in the head "verbalizing" things when reading something, whenever I'm reading something academic/non-fiction with the purposes of retaining the information, the voice in my head is always Martin Sheen. Specifically his tone and cadence as President Bartlet from the show West Wing. It sounds ridiculous, but that's been my little quirk for about a decade now, and I 100% feel it helps focus towards what's on the page.
The episode I was waiting for since months, maybe longer... always wanted to hear from Dr. Huberman on this....
Id LOVE to hear some theories as to *why* music and the brain have this powerful connection and more on the science of what is phisically and chemically taking place inside the brain/body. And THANK YOU for one of the best episodes ever!!!
Loneliness and isolation are probably the most damaging to society right now.
It would be fascinating to hear the research on community, friendship, and close relationships on our longevity and overall health.
Music is an universal language I can’t wait to listen
I'd be eager to repeating a study about cognitive tasks again with a very specific kind of music (Drone Ambient / beatless Dub Techno) at very specific levels of volume (this can make a very big difference, too). Because it's got a very specific flow to it, whilst evoking a strong sense of space. Which seems to work specifically well for a lot of people.
I've definitely noticed my brain taking shortcuts/asumptions when remembering patterns from a song. Usually the trigger to noticing the error was trying to learn to play a song on the guitar and having to compare what i thought the song sounded like to what it really sounds like
Would love to see you have Paul Saladino on for a discussion of his heterodox views on diet and nutrition, particularly around the issue of plant defense chemicals in vegetables and seeds being a reason to favor fruits for the plant-based portion of our diet, and around the issue of the bioaccumulation of excess linoleic acid as the potential underlying cause of systemic insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and associated chronic disease states. Chris Knobbe would be another great guest to explore the latter topic with.