How Your Brain Works & Changes
Jan 04, 21 | 01:02:31
Today’s episode provides an introduction to how the nervous system works to create sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts and behaviors, as well as how we can change our nervous system—a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. The information sets the stage for all Huberman Lab podcast episodes that follow by covering neurons, synapses, brain chemicals and the rhythms that control our ability to focus, learn and sleep… and more. Thank you for your interest in science. We'll see you next week!
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:25 Sponsors: AG1 & LMNT
00:07:57 What is the Nervous System
00:07:25 Deja Vu
00:08:09 How War, Guns & Soap Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain
00:10:47 Jennifer Aniston Neurons
00:11:58 Sensations
00:13:30 Magnetic Sensing & Mating
00:14:51 Perceptions & The Spotlight of Attention
00:16:33 Multi-Tasking Is Real
00:17:45 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Control of Behavior
00:18:38 Focusing the Mind
00:21:47 Antidepressants
00:25:01 Thoughts & Thought Control
00:25:56 Actions
00:30:40 How We Control Our Impulses
00:33:44 Neuroplasticity: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience
00:38:34 The Portal to Neuroplasticity
00:43:53 Accelerating Learning in Sleep
00:47:29 The Pillar of Plasticity
00:52:22 Leveraging Ultradian Cycles & Self Experimentation
00:57:17 Summary
00:58:03 Zero-Cost Support, Feedback, Reviews