Huberman Lab

Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Peter Attia

(00:03:39) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:07:34) Lifespan vs. Healthspan

(00:10:54) “4 Horseman of Death”, Diseases of Atherosclerosis

(00:14:44) Tool: Hypertension & Stroke, Blood Pressure Testing

(00:23:14) Preventing Atherosclerosis, Smoking & Vaping, Pollution

(00:28:33) Sponsor: AG1

(00:33:29) Cholesterol, ApoB

(00:42:21) Cholesterol Levels, LDL & ApoB Testing

(00:49:29) ApoB Levels & Atherosclerosis, Causality

(01:01:06) ApoB Reduction, Insulin Resistance, Statins, Ezetimibe, PCSK9 Inhibitors

(01:12:30) Monitoring ApoB

(01:18:30) Reducing Blood Pressure, Exercise & Sleep

(01:20:50) High Blood Pressure & Kidneys

(01:23:11) Alcohol, Sleep & Disease Risk

(01:31:21) Cancer & Cancer Risks: Genetics, Smoking & Obesity

(01:39:47) Cancer Screening & Survival

(01:44:17) Radiation Risks, CT & PET Scans

(01:48:48) Environmental Carcinogens

(01:52:11) Genetic & Whole-Body MRI Screening, Colonoscopy

(01:58:47) Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer’s Disease, ApoE

(02:08:08) Alzheimer’s Disease & Amyloid

(02:13:58) Interventions for Brain Health, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

(02:21:26) Accidental Death, “Deaths of Despair”, Fentanyl Crisis

(02:31:20) Fall Risk & Stability, 4 Pillars of Strength Training

(02:41:05) Emotional Health

(02:53:45) Mortality & Preserving Relationship Quality

(03:02:20) Relationships vs. Outcomes, Deconstructing Emotions

(03:09:34) Treatment Centers, Emotional Processing & Recovery

(03:16:34) Tool: Inner Monologue & Anger, Redirecting Self-Talk

(03:27:37) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

21 Listeners

What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health

Huberman Lab

08/22/22 • 117 min

In this episode, I discuss the physiological effects that drinking alcohol has on the brain and body at different levels of consumption and over time. I also describe genetic differences that predispose certain individuals to alcoholism, binge and habit-drinking. I explain alcohol metabolism in simple terms and how it effectively acts as a poison, leading to cellular stress and damage. I then explain that it impacts neuronal function and changes our thinking and behavior – hallmarks of inebriation. I also discuss how alcohol consumption of different amounts impacts inflammation, stress, neurodegeneration, and cancer risk and negatively impacts the gut microbiome, brain thickness, hormone balance, mood and feelings of motivation. Additionally, I discuss the biology of hangovers and describe science-based strategies to mitigate the severity of a hangover. Since alcohol is one of the most widely consumed recreational substances, this episode ought to be of relevance to everyone. Indeed, even low-to-moderate alcohol consumption negatively impacts the brain and body in direct ways. The goal of this episode is to help people make informed decisions about their alcohol consumption that are in keeping with their mental and physical health goals.

Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Effects of Alcohol Consumption

00:03:19 Low to Moderate Alcohol Consumption & Neurodegeneration

00:06:14 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT

00:10:46 Historical Context & Uses of Alcohol

00:13:28 Alcohol Metabolism, “Empty Calories”

00:18:23 Inebriation: Top-Down Inhibition, Impulsivity & Memory Formation

00:24:23 Long-Lasting Effects & Impulsivity, Neuroplasticity & Reversibility

00:27:55 Food & Alcohol Absorption

00:30:07 Alcohol & Serotonin, SSRIs & Depression, Risk for Alcoholism, Blackouts

00:37:39 Predisposition for Alcoholism; Chronic Consumption, Cortisol & Stress

00:43:29 Sponsor: AG1

00:46:07 Genetic Predisposition for Alcoholism, Consuming Alcohol Too Young

00:52:27 Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: Alcohol, Gut Microbiome, Inflammation & Leaky Gut

00:59:46 Tool: Improving/Replenishing Gut Microbiome

01:02:44 Reducing Alcohol Consumption & Stress

01:04:25 Hangover: Alcohol & Sleep, Anxiety, Headache

01:12:11 Hangover Recovery, Adrenaline & Deliberate Cold Exposure

01:17:16 Hangover Recovery, Dehydration & Electrolytes

01:20:45 Types of Alcohol & Hangover Severity, Congeners

01:25:25 Alcohol Tolerance, Dopamine & Serotonin, Pleasure-Pain Balance

01:33:36 Are There Any Positive Effects of Alcohol?, Resveratrol

01:35:42 Alcohol & Brain Thickness

01:37:11 Alcohol & Cancer Risk: DNA Methylation, Breast Cancer Risk

01:44:31 Mitigating Cancer Risk, Folate, B Vitamins

01:46:54 Alcohol & Pregnancy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

01:50:58 Hormones: Testosterone & Estrogen Balance

01:55:09 Negative Effects of Alcohol Consumption

01:58:35 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous Supplements, Instagram, Twitter, Neural Network Newsletter, Huberman Lab Clips

18 Listeners

3 Comments

AMA #2: Improve Sleep, Reduce Sugar Cravings, Optimal Protein Intake, Stretching Frequency & More

Huberman Lab

12/08/22 • 30 min

Welcome to a preview of the second Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode, part of the Huberman Lab Premium subscription.

The Huberman Lab Premium subscription was launched for two main reasons. First, it was launched in order to raise support for the standard Huberman Lab podcast channel — which will continue to come out every Monday at zero-cost. Second, it was launched as a means to raise funds for important scientific research. A significant portion of proceeds from the Huberman Lab Premium subscription will fund human research (not animal models) selected by Dr. Huberman, with a dollar-for-dollar match from the Tiny Foundation.

Subscribe to Huberman Lab Premium at https://hubermanlab.com/premium

Timestamps

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:54) Are there any science-backed protocols to increase deep sleep?

(00:28:11) Huberman Lab Premium

In the full 1.5 hour AMA episode, we discuss:

What is your studying routine?
What's the ideal amount of protein intake?
Any tips to eliminate sugar cravings?
What can we do when we wake up early in the morning before the sun is up and can’t benefit from direct sunlight exposure?
Is it better to do shorter bouts of dynamic stretching more frequently throughout the day or longer bouts but multiple times per week?

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

The Huberman Lab podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

13 Listeners

Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity

Huberman Lab

01/30/23 • 150 min

My guest is Sara Gottfried, M.D., a Harvard-trained, board-certified gynecologist and clinical assistant professor of integrative medicine & nutritional sciences at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Gottfried specializes in hormone health, vitality and longevity using precision/personalized approaches. We discuss female hormone health, puberty, perimenopause, and menopause, hormone testing, the microbiome, stress related hormone challenges, their causes, and various treatments. We also discuss fertility, birth control and tools for improving microbiome health, treating PCOS, insulin management, and the best nutrition, supplementation, and exercise programs for women. While the episode focuses mainly on female hormones, males will also benefit from our discussion because it includes actionable tools suggested for managing stress, bolstering the gut microbiome, and immunity—all of which stand to improve overall health, vitality and longevity in males and females.

For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Sara Gottfried

(00:04:07) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:07:50) Women, Family History, Heredity & Environment

(00:11:00) Puberty, Stress, Menstrual Cycles, Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)

(00:17:26) Tool: Sex Hormones, Microbiome, Estrobolome & Disease; Biomarker Testing

(00:25:11) Nutritional Testing; Vegetables, Microbiome & Disease

(00:27:33) Sponsor: AG1

(00:32:22) Microbiome, Prebiotics & Probiotics, Inflammation

(00:36:08) Microbiome Testing, Magnesium, Constipation & Thyroid

(00:42:25) Female Colonoscopy; Network Effect & Modern Medicine, Stress Factors

(00:45:13) Constipation, Stress & Trauma, Autonomic Balance

(00:55:35) Constipation Relief, Stress, Breathwork & Meditation

(01:02:58) Systemic & Societal Stress Unique to Females

(01:09:23) Testing & Future Behavior

(01:11:55) Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) & Cardiometabolic Disease; Stress

(01:22:57) PCOS, Insulin, Glucose Monitoring and Management; Data Access

(01:29:48) Behaviors for Vitality; Exercise & Body Phenotype; Cortisol

(01:36:40) Cortisol Supplements: Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Fish Oil, Phosphatidylserine

(01:42:36) Cortisol, Anxiety & Immune System; Adrenal Function, Resilience

(01:48:07) Tool: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Inflammation, Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators

(01:54:20) Oral Contraceptives, Benefits & Risks; Ovarian Cancer; Testosterone

(02:06:50) Fertility, Follicular & Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Assessments

(02:10:29) Menopause & Hormone Replacement Therapy; Women’s Health Initiative

(02:15:30) Perimenopause, Cerebral Hypometabolism, Metabolism & Estrogen

(02:21:49) Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diet, Metabolic Flexibility

(02:23:29) Stool Testing

(02:25:32) Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Test, ACE Score & Disease

(02:31:56) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter, Momentous

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

10 Listeners

Dr. Cal Newport: How to Enhance Focus and Improve Productivity

Huberman Lab

03/11/24 • 176 min

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Cal Newport, Ph.D., a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and bestselling author of numerous books on focus and productivity and how to access the deepest possible layers of your cognitive abilities in order to do quality work and lead a more balanced life. We discuss how to avoid digital distraction, specific systems to best arrange and update your schedule, and how to curate your work and home environment. We discuss how to engage with smartphones and technology, the significant productivity cost of task-switching, and how to avoid and overcome burnout. This episode provides specific protocols for enhancing focus and productivity, time management, task prioritization, and improving work-life balance that ought to be useful for anyone, young or old, regardless of profession.

For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com.

Use Ask Huberman Lab, our new AI-powered platform, for a summary, clips, and insights from this episode.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Cal Newport

(00:02:52) Sponsors: Helix Sleep, Maui Nui & Joovv

(00:07:00) Smartphones, Office & Walking

(00:13:08) Productive Meditation, Whiteboards

(00:20:04) Tool: Capturing Ideas, Notebooks

(00:24:57) Tool: Active Recall & Remembering Information

(00:30:02) Sponsor: AG1

(00:31:29) Studying, Deliberate Practice

(00:38:13) Flow States vs. Deep Work

(00:41:39) Social Media, Emergencies

(00:45:27) Phone & Addiction; Task Switching

(00:53:20) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:54:23) “Neuro-Semantic Coherence” vs. Flow; Concentration

(01:02:40) Internet Use & Kids; Video Games; Audiobooks

(01:08:15) Pseudo-Productivity, Burnout

(01:12:34) Social Media Distraction; The Deep Life

(01:18:03) Attention, ADHD, Smartphones & Addiction; Kids

(01:26:12) TikTok, Algorithm

(01:30:39) Tool: Boredom Tolerance, Gap Effects & “Thoreau Walks”

(01:37:43) Solitude Deprivation, Anxiety

(01:41:22) Tools: Fixed Work Schedule & Productivity, Exercise, Sleep

(01:47:52) Deep Work, Insomnia; Productivity & Core Work; Music

(01:55:08) Cognitive Focus & Environment; Isolation

(02:02:30) Burnout Epidemic, Digital Collaboration

(02:11:11) Cognitive Revolution, Balance

(02:16:45) Remote, Hybrid vs. In-Person Work; Zoom

(02:22:05) Tool: Pull-Based System, Designing Workload

(02:28:49) Tools: Multi-Scale Planning, Time Blocking; Deep Work Groups

(02:38:56) Tool: Shutdown Ritual

(02:42:37) Accessibility, Reputation & Flexibility

(02:47:29) Work-Life Balance, Vacation; Productivity

(02:54:47) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

9 Listeners

Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health

Huberman Lab

12/18/23 • 204 min

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Robert Lustig, M.D., neuroendocrinologist, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and a bestselling author on nutrition and metabolic health. We address the “calories in- calories out” (CICO) model of metabolism and weight regulation and how specific macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates), fiber and sugar can modify the CICO equation. We cover how different types of sugars, specifically fructose, sugars found in liquid form, taste intensity, and other factors impact insulin levels, liver, kidney, and metabolic health. We also explore how fructose in non-fruit sources can be addictive (acting similarly to drugs of abuse) and how sugar alters brain circuits related to food cravings and satisfaction. We discuss the role of sugar in childhood and adult obesity, gut health and disease and mental health. We also discuss how the food industry uses refined sugars to create pseudo foods and what these do to the brain and body. This episode is replete with actionable information about sugar and metabolism, weight control, brain health and body composition. It ought to be of interest to anyone seeking to understand how specific food choices impact the immediate and long-term health of the brain and body.

For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com.

Use Ask Huberman Lab, our new AI-powered platform, for a summary, clips, and insights from this episode.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Robert Lustig

(00:02:02) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up

(00:06:41) Calories, Fiber

(00:12:15) Calories, Protein & Fat, Trans Fats

(00:18:23) Carbohydrate Calories, Glucose vs. Fructose, Fruit, Processed Foods

(00:26:43) Fructose, Mitochondria & Metabolic Health

(00:31:54) Trans Fats; Food Industry & Language

(00:33:55) Sponsor: AG1

(00:37:04) Glucose, Insulin, Muscle

(00:42:31) Insulin & Cell Growth vs. Burn; Oxygen & Cell Growth, Cancer

(00:51:14) Glucose vs. Fructose, Uric Acid; “Leaky Gut” & Inflammation

(01:00:51) Supporting the Gut Microbiome, Fasting

(01:04:13) Highly Processed Foods, Sugars; “Price Elasticity” & Food Industry

(01:11:51) Processed Foods & Added Sugars

(01:14:19) Sugars, High-Fructose Corn Syrup

(01:18:16) Food Industry & Added Sugar, Personal Responsibility, Public Health

(01:30:04) Obesity, Diabetes, “Hidden” Sugars

(01:34:57) Diet, Insulin & Sugars

(01:38:20) Tools: NOVA Food Classification; Perfact Recommendations

(01:43:46) Meat & Metabolic Health, Eggs, Fish

(01:46:44) Sources of Omega-3s; Vitamin C & Vitamin D

(01:52:37) Tool: Reduce Inflammation; Sugars, Cortisol & Stress

(01:59:12) Food Industry, Big Pharma & Government; Statins

(02:06:55) Public Health Shifts, Rebellion, Sugar Tax, Hidden Sugars

(02:12:58) Real Food Movement, Public School Lunches & Processed Foods

(02:18:25) 3 Fat Types & Metabolic Health; Sugar, Alcohol & Stress

(02:26:40) Artificial & Non-Caloric Sweeteners, Insulin & Weight Gain

(02:34:32) Re-Engineering Ultra-Processed Food

(02:38:45) Sugar & Addiction, Caffeine

(02:45:18) GLP-1, Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Tirzepatide), Risks; Big Pharma

(02:57:390 Obesity & Sugar Addiction; Brain Re-Mapping, Insulin & Leptin Resistance

(03:03:31) Fructose & Addiction, Personal Responsibility & Tobacco

(03:07:27) Food Choices: Fruit, Rice, Tomato Sauce, Bread, Meats, Fermented Foods

(03:12:54) Intermittent Fasting, Diet Soda, Food Combinations, Fiber, Food Labels

(03:19:14) Improving Health, Advocacy, School Lunches, Hidden Sugars

(03:26:55) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

7 Listeners

Science-Based Tools for Increasing Happiness

Huberman Lab

11/14/22 • 141 min

I explain the science of happiness, including the different types of happiness and how our actions, circumstances and mindset control them. While it is difficult to standardize happiness from one person to the next, I outline a structured framework of what is critical to increasing your innate “natural happiness,” including financial security, purposeful work and relationships, and I explain specific tools to increase internal happiness (so-called “synthetic happiness”). I review how specific types of human connection and attention to our choices (or lack thereof) can increase or undermine our level of happiness. I also discuss the importance of certain types of physical contact, gratitude, financial choices and volunteer contributions that research shows can maximize happiness. And I discuss how factors such as children, pets, physical well-being, substance use, prior traumas and life-phase milestones affect our quest for and depth of happiness.

For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Happiness

(00:06:27) Tool: Light Exposure Timing & Brightness Timing

(00:14:30) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:17:51) Imprecise Language for Happiness

(00:20:26) Happiness: Neuromodulators & Neurotransmitters

(00:26:32) Harvard Happiness Project

(00:29:22) Income & Happiness; Social Interactions & Peer Group

(00:37:20) Work, Sense of Meaning & Happiness

(00:40:13) Toolkit for General Wellbeing

(00:43:06) Happiness Across the Lifespan, Does Having Children Make Us Happier?

(00:47:20) Sponsor: AG1

(00:50:20) Birthdays & Evaluated Happiness

(00:52:45) Smoking, Alcohol & Happiness

(00:54:23) Trauma & Happiness, Lottery Winner vs. Paraplegic Accident

(01:05:05) Synthesizing Happiness

(01:09:18) Natural Happiness & Synthetic Happiness; Music

(01:13:45) Tool: Synthesizing Happiness: Effort, Environment & Gratitude

(01:24:50) Tool: Pro-Social Spending/Effort, Happiness

(01:31:55) Tool: Focus, Wandering Mind & Meditation

(01:39:40) Tool: Quality Social Connection

(01:41:28) Brief Social Connection, Facial Recognition & Predictability

(01:46:33) Deep Social Connection, Presence & Eye Contact

(01:54:00) Physical Contact & Social Connection, Allogrooming, Pets

(02:03:00) Freedom & Choice; Synthetic Happiness

(02:11:57) Happiness Toolkit

(02:22:00) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

7 Listeners

1 Comment

How Your Brain Works & Changes

Huberman Lab

01/04/21 • 61 min

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!

Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:25) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT

(00:07:57) What is the Nervous System

(00:7:25) 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

5 Listeners

The Science of Healthy Hair, Hair Loss and How to Regrow Hair

Huberman Lab

04/10/23 • 120 min

In this episode, I explain the biology of hair, hair growth, why hair growth slows and what causes hair to stop growing and/or “fall out.” I discuss the essential role of hair stem cells and other supporting biological factors for healthy hair growth. Then I describe various approaches (mechanical and chemical) to slow hair loss by increasing blood flow to hair stem cells, including minoxidil, tadalafil, PRP, microneedling, Botox and ketoconazole treatments. I also discuss how age-related hormone changes cause hair loss and explain the effectiveness of treatments such as caffeine, saw palmetto, growth hormone, finasteride and dutasteride. For all hair growth options, I describe potential side effects, how soon to expect results and the amount of hair regrowth to expect and I highlight effective combination treatments for hair regrowth even in hair “dead” (bald) zones. For many listeners, thinning, brittle hair, or pattern baldness are a source of anxiety and stress. This episode explains the mechanisms underlying hair regrowth tools and the science behind them so that you can evaluate potential treatments and associated side-effect profiles and select the best one(s) for you.

For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Hair

(00:04:29) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up

(00:08:04) Psychological States & Hair

(00:13:19) Hair Anatomy & Stem Cells

(00:26:05) 3 Phases of Hair Growth

(00:32:06) Sponsor: AG1 (Athletic Greens)

(00:36:55) Minoxidil & Blood Flow

(00:45:37) Increase Blood Flow: Massage, Tadalafil, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), Microneedling

(00:56:10) Microneedling, Minoxidil & “Dead Zones”

(01:01:25) Botox Treatments

(01:06:27) Androgens, Hair Growth & Pattern Hair Loss; Scalp vs. Beard Hair

(01:15:46) Topical Caffeine & Slowing Hair Loss

(01:21:06) IGF-1: Growth Hormone & Sermorelin; Insulin Sensitivity: Myo-Inositol

(01:25:52) Iron & Hair Growth

(01:27:04) 5-Alpha Reductase & Saw Palmetto; Curcumin

(01:33:22) Ketoconazole & Offsetting Hair Loss

(01:38:46) Topical & Oral Finasteride

(01:51:00) Post- Finasteride Syndrome

(01:56:01) Dutasteride

(01:58:53) Mechanical & Chemical Stimulation for Hair Growth

(02:02:46) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

5 Listeners

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions

Huberman Lab

10/16/23 • 156 min

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University who is a world expert in the science of emotions. She explains what emotions are and how the brain represents and integrates signals from our body and the environment around us to create our unique emotional states. We discuss the relationship between emotions and language, how our specificity of language impacts our emotional processing, the role of facial expressions in emotions, and how emotions relate to sleep, movement, nutrition and the building and reinforcement of social bonds. We also discuss actionable tools for how to regulate feelings of uncertainty and tools to better understand the emotional states of others. This episode ought to be of interest to anyone curious about the neuroscience and psychology underlying emotions and for those who seek to better understand themselves and relate to others and the world in richer, more adaptive ways.

For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com.

Use Ask Huberman Lab, our new AI-powered platform, for a summary, clips, and insights from this episode.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

(00:03:18) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up

(00:05:46) Core Components of Emotions

(00:10:42) Facial Movement & Interpretation, Emotion

(00:19:33) Facial Expressions & Emotion, Individualization

(00:31:03) Emotion Categories, Culture & Child Development

(00:37:10) Sponsor: AG1

(00:37:50) Legal System, ‘Universal’ Emotions & Caution

(00:41:07) Language Descriptions, Differences & Emotion

(00:48:18) Questions & Assumptions; Language, Emotions & Nervous System

(00:53:40) Brain, Uncertainty & Categories

(01:03:57) Brain & Summaries; Emotions as “Multimodal Summaries”

(01:14:45) Emotional Granularity, Library Analogy

(01:19:40) Brain & Compression, Planning

(01:29:04) Labels & Generalization

(01:34:29) Movement, Sensation, Prediction & Learning

(01:42:44) Feelings of Discomfort & Action

(01:50:32) Tool: Feelings of Uncertainty, Emotion, “Affect”

(02:01:18) Tool: Experience Dimensions & Attention; Individualization

(02:08:36) Affect, Allostasis & Body Budget Analogy

(02:15:41) Depression, “Emotional Flu”

(02:20:20) Tool: Positively Shift Affect; Alcohol & Drugs; SSRIs

(02:27:40) Relationships: Savings or Taxes, Kindness

(02:36:50) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac