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!
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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  
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