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. Thank you for your interest in science. We'll see you next week! Read the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com. Use Ask Huberman Lab, our new AI-powered platform, for a summary, clips, and insights from this episode. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://athleticgreens.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab 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   Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.  Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets. In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.