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Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity, Fasting, and Neuroplasticity | Lex Fridman Podcast #164

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Andrew's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg Huberman Lab Podcast: https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/ Andrew's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab​ Andrew's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...​ 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 1:28 - Why do humans need sleep? 8:24 - Temperature 11:12 - Optimal temperature for sleep 16:15 - Sleep anxiety 22:19 - 8 hours of sleep 24:55 - Nap 30:43 - Goggins Challenge 46:06 - Breathing while running 50:54 - Anger 54:11 - Testosterone 59:27 - Fasting 1:07:32 - Keto 1:10:22 - Meat 1:16:02 - Nutrition 1:17:28 - Dreams 1:25:35 - REM sleep 1:31:37 - Psychedelics 1:43:01 - DMT 1:47:35 - Creativity 1:51:09 - Pushing the limits of the human mind 1:56:19 - Neuroplasticity 2:00:56 - Neuroscience and AI 2:05:38 - Eye tracking 2:14:52 - New podcast on neuroscience 2:29:23 - Clubhouse 2:41:32 - Elon Musk SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Feb 28, 20212h 53mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
February 28, 2021
Duration
2h 53m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Andrew's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg Huberman Lab Podcast: https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/ Andrew's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab​ Andrew's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...​ 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 1:28 - Why do humans need sleep? 8:24 - Temperature 11:12 - Optimal temperature for sleep 16:15 - Sleep anxiety 22:19 - 8 hours of sleep 24:55 - Nap 30:43 - Goggins Challenge 46:06 - Breathing while running 50:54 - Anger 54:11 - Testosterone 59:27 - Fasting 1:07:32 - Keto 1:10:22 - Meat 1:16:02 - Nutrition 1:17:28 - Dreams 1:25:35 - REM sleep 1:31:37 - Psychedelics 1:43:01 - DMT 1:47:35 - Creativity 1:51:09 - Pushing the limits of the human mind 1:56:19 - Neuroplasticity 2:00:56 - Neuroscience and AI 2:05:38 - Eye tracking 2:14:52 - New podcast on neuroscience 2:29:23 - Clubhouse 2:41:32 - Elon Musk SOCIAL:

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  • Lex Fridman

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  • Andrew Huberman

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Andrew Huberman, Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity, Fasting, and Neuroplasticity | Lex Fridman Podcast #164 explores huberman Explains Sleep, Stress, Fasting, Plasticity, and Pushing Limits Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman dive deeply into the neuroscience of sleep, circadian rhythms, temperature regulation, and how these systems evolved to optimize human health and performance.

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