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Episodes — page 16
- How to Enhance Performance & Learning by Applying a Growth Mindset
In this episode, I discuss how to build and apply a growth mindset — the practice of self-rewarding and focusing on learning and skill development through effort — to improve learn…
- How Your Brain’s Reward Circuits Drive Your Choices | Dr. Robert Malenka
In this episode, my guest is Robert Malenka, MD, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine who has made numerous seminal discoveries of…
- Science-Supported Tools to Accelerate Your Fitness Goals
In this episode, I explain a set of fitness tools gleaned from the 6-part guest series on fitness, exercise and performance with Dr. Andy Galpin. First, I explain the essential com…
- How to Improve Your Eye Health & Offset Vision Loss | Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg
In this episode, my guest is Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University. His clinical and r…
AMA #8: Balancing Caffeine, Decision Fatigue & Social IsolationBonusWelcome to a preview of the eighth Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode, part of the Huberman Lab Premium subscription. The Huberman Lab Premium subscription was launched for two main rea…
- How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Tim FerrissExplicit
In this episode, my guest is Tim Ferriss — a five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, technology investor and host of the iconic podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. We discuss Ti…
- The Science of MDMA & Its Therapeutic Uses: Benefits & Risks
In this episode, I discuss Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which is also commonly known as “ecstasy” or “molly,” including how it works in the brain to cause short- and lon…
- How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Dr. Immordino-Yang
In this episode, my guest is Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California and director of the Center…
AMA #7: Cold Exposure, Maximizing REM Sleep & My Next Scientific StudiesBonusWelcome to a preview of the seventh Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode, part of the Huberman Lab Premium subscription. The Huberman Lab Premium subscription was launched for two main re…
- Adderall, Stimulants & Modafinil for ADHD: Short- & Long-Term Effects
In this episode, I explain how medications such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse and other stimulants work to increase focus and treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).…
- The Science of Psychedelics for Mental Health | Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris
In this episode, my guest is Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, distinguished professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. He is one of leading res…
- How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Dr. Susanna Søberg
In this episode, my guest is Susanna Søberg, PhD. She earned her doctoral degree at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, researching the effects of deliberate cold and delibera…
- How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks
In this episode, I discuss what psilocybin is (chemically) and how it works at the cellular and neural circuit level to trigger neuroplasticity, which is our brain’s ability to rew…
- How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Dr. Noam Sobel
In this episode, my guest is Noam Sobel, PhD, professor of neurobiology in the department of brain sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Dr. Sobel explains his lab’s resea…
AMA #6: Eye Health, Why We Yawn & Increasing MotivationBonusWelcome to a preview of the sixth Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode, part of the Huberman Lab Premium subscription. The Huberman Lab Premium subscription was launched for two main reas…
- Science-Based Mental Training & Visualization for Improved Learning
In this episode, I explore the science of mental visualization and its application for learning motor and cognitive skills. I discuss neuroplasticity-based skill development and th…
- Neuralink & Technologies to Enhance Human Brains | Dr. Matthew MacDougall
In this episode, my guest is Matthew MacDougall, MD, the head neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Dr. MacDougall trained at the University of California, San Diego and Stanford University S…
- The Science of Healthy Hair, Hair Loss and How to Regrow Hair
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…
- Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Dr. Elissa Epel
In this episode, my guest is Elissa Epel, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of the department of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the author of a n…
- Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort
In this episode, I explain how dopamine dynamics — meaning changes and interactions between our baseline and peak levels of dopamine drive our cravings and sense of motivation. I a…
