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Huberman LabEssentials: How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 12, 2026
- Duration
- 38m
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- Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, a professor of education and psychology at the University of Southern California (USC) and director of the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE). We discuss how emotions, stories and culture shape the way we perceive the world, learn and build a sense of self. We also explain how our narratives can foster empathy or dehumanization, and how education can be redesigned to engage curiosity, meaning-making and the development of the whole person. Show notes: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/essentials-how-emotions-and-social-factors-impact-learning-mary-helen-immordino-yang Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang USC profile: https://rossier.usc.edu/faculty-research/directory/mary-helen-immordino-yang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelen-immordinoyang Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xfqzj0UAAAAJ&hl=en Timestamps 00:00:00 Mary Helen Immordino-Yang 00:00:24 Inspiration, Awe & Story; Emotions & Survival Systems 00:02:19 Brain-Body Dialogue, Social Interdependence & Sense of Self 00:06:10 Sponsor: LMNT 00:07:42 Early Emotional Experiences; Love, Development & Meaning 00:11:21 Core Emotions, Life Stories & Development 00:14:09 Culture, Perception & Imposing Expectations 00:16:35 Narratives, Dehumanization & Empathy 00:18:06 Tool: Question Assumptions & Engage Other Perspectives 00:20:05 Social Media & Reinforcing Biases; Emotions & Mental Flexibility 00:23:28 Sponsor: AG1 00:24:42 Education System, Learning Outcomes; Project-Based Learning 00:27:41 Curiosity, Preschool vs. Traditional Schooling 00:29:47 Emotions & Learning, Ideas vs. Performance 00:31:34 Tool: Engage Students' Interests & Curiosity 00:33:18 Adolescence, Meaning-Making & School Constraints 00:36:03 Tool: Deconstruct Beliefs, Sit with Uncertainty 00:37:15 Education & Development of the Person 00:38:20 Acknowledgements Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
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Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
guestNeuroscientist and educator known for research on how emotion and social factors shape learning and development.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Andrew Huberman and Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Essentials: How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang explores Emotions, narratives, and culture shape learning—and what education should develop Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang explains that complex emotions like awe and inspiration connect directly to basic survival systems through the narratives people build about meaning and reality.
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