Huberman Lab Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack Feldman
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Jan 10, 2022 
Dr. Jack Feldman, a distinguished neurobiologist at UCLA and breathing expert, shares fascinating insights into respiration. He explores how breathing affects mental states like fear and memory, and discusses diverse techniques, including box-breathing and cyclic hyperventilation. Feldman highlights the brain regions controlling breathing and the physiological significance of sighs. Listeners learn about the impact of nostril usage on emotional responses and how practices such as breathwork can enhance cognitive and physical performance. This informative conversation serves as a masterclass in the power of breath.
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Sighing and Health
- Ablating bombesin-responsive cells in rats' pre-Bötzinger complex eliminated sighing, leading to deteriorated breathing and health.
- The rats had to be sacrificed due to significantly impaired breathing.
Yackel and Krasnow
- Jack Feldman received a call from Stanford graduate student Kevin Yackel, who'd become interested in breathing after hearing Feldman lecture.
- Yackel's advisor, Mark Krasnow, was studying a molecule related to bombesin.
Mindfulness and Breathing
- Jack Feldman became interested in the role of breathing in meditation after reading a New York Times article.
- He explored mindfulness practices to investigate breathing's role in meditation's effects.
