How Your Brain Works & Changes

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. Timestamps for the episode can be found below. Thank you for your interest in science. We'll see you next week. For an updated list of our current sponsors, please visit our website as previous sponsors mentioned in this podcast episode may no longer be affiliated with us: https://www.hubermanlab.com/sponsors *Follow Huberman Lab* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab Twitter: https://twitter.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 *Timestamps* 0:00 Introduction 5:00 What is the Nervous System 8:55 Deja Vu 10:50 How War, Guns & Soap Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain 13:30 Jennifer Aniston Neurons 14:30 Sensations 16:10 Magnetic Sensing & Mating 17:30 Perceptions & The Spotlight of Attention 18:30 Multi-Tasking Is Real 20:10 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Control of Behavior 21:15 Focusing the Mind 21:55 Emotions + The Chemicals of Emotions 24:30 Antidepressants 27:40 Thoughts & Thought Control 28:35 Actions 33:20 How We Control Our Impulses 36:25 Neuroplasticity: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience 41:20 The Portal to Neuroplasticity 46:40 Accelerating Learning in Sleep 50:20 The Pillar of Plasticity 55:00 Leveraging Ultradian Cycles & Self Experimentation #HubermanLab #Neuroscience Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

Andrew Hubermanhost

Jan 4, 20211h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 4, 2021
Duration: 1h 2m
Channel: Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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. Timestamps for the episode can be found below. Thank you for your interest in science. We'll see you next week. For an updated list of our current sponsors, please visit our website as previous sponsors mentioned in this podcast episode may no longer be affiliated with us: https://www.hubermanlab.com/sponsors *Follow Huberman Lab* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab Twitter: https://twitter.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 *Timestamps* 0:00 Introduction 5:00 What is the Nervous System 8:55 Deja Vu 10:50 How War, Guns & Soap Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain 13:30 Jennifer Aniston Neurons 14:30 Sensations 16:10 Magnetic Sensing & Mating 17:30 Perceptions & The Spotlight of Attention 18:30 Multi-Tasking Is Real 20:10 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Control of Behavior 21:15 Focusing the Mind 21:55 Emotions + The Chemicals of Emotions 24:30 Antidepressants 27:40 Thoughts & Thought Control 28:35 Actions 33:20 How We Control Our Impulses 36:25 Neuroplasticity: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience 41:20 The Portal to Neuroplasticity 46:40 Accelerating Learning in Sleep 50:20 The Pillar of Plasticity 55:00 Leveraging Ultradian Cycles & Self Experimentation #HubermanLab #Neuroscience Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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Andrew Huberman
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Andrew Huberman, How Your Brain Works & Changes explores unlocking Neuroplasticity: How Your Nervous System Shapes Life Experience Daily Andrew Huberman explains how the entire nervous system—not just the brain—creates everything we sense, feel, think, and do through electrical activity in neurons and synapses.

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