Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance | Lex Fridman Podcast #139

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November 16, 2020

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2h 32m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS: Andrew's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Andrew's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_D._Huberman Andrew's Website: http://www.hubermanlab.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:29 - Fear 10:41 - Virtual reality 14:25 - Claustrophobia 16:13 - Skydiving 17:48 - Overcoming fears 22:48 - Optimal performance 26:02 - Deep work 41:27 - Psychedelics 45:13 - Deep work 58:53 - Everything in the brain is an abstraction 1:06:11 - Human vision system 1:17:47 - Neuralink 1:45:17 - Science of consciousness 2:00:05 - David Goggins 2:17:09 - Science communication 2:24:41 - Man's Search for Meaning CONNECT:

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Andrew Huberman, Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance | Lex Fridman Podcast #139 explores Andrew Huberman Explores Fear, Focus, and the Neuroscience of Performance Lex Fridman and neuroscientist Andrew Huberman discuss how the brain generates states like fear, stress, optimal performance, and deep focus, using both lab research and personal practices as examples.

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