Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman On Changing Your Biology With Behavior

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Mar 7, 2022

Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist and professor at Stanford, dives into fascinating intersections of behavior and biology. He discusses how hypnosis and breathing techniques can enhance mental well-being and trauma processing. The power of light, sleep, and certain behavioral tools in achieving optimal focus and performance is unpacked. Huberman also explores the impact of modern stimuli on neurochemistry and offers strategies to improve learning and enhance resilience, tying it all back to actionable insights for everyday life.

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ADVICE

Optimizing Learning

Combine audio and visual learning for better comprehension, but prioritize larger screens over phones.
Engage in activities like cycling to regulate autonomic arousal and improve audio comprehension.

INSIGHT

Behavioral Tools

Prioritize behavioral tools like breathwork, light, and temperature before supplements or drugs for focus.
Behavioral tools create lasting neuroplasticity, unlike drugs that create dependence.

ANECDOTE

Pandemic Breathwork Study

Huberman Lab studied breathwork's impact on well-being using Whoop bands during the pandemic.
Cyclic sighing (double inhales, long exhale) proved most effective for calmness and well-being.

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How does behavior affect your biology? What does neuroscience say about hypnosis, breath work, and meditation? Are behavioral tools more powerful than pharmaceuticals in changing your state and focus?

Today we dig into these big questions and more with neuroplasticity overlord Dr. Andrew Huberman, back for a second, highly anticipated return to the show.

Given that Dr. Huberman’s first appearance on the podcast (RRP #533) has amassed over 10 million views on YouTube alone, chances are you’re already familiar with this tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he runs The Huberman Lab, which studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance.

Subsequent to our first podcast in January of 2021, Andrew launched The Huberman Lab Podcast, which has quickly become a sensation. Within a year of launch, it has ascended to one of the top, most listened to podcasts in the world.

Today we pick up where we last left off, diving deep into a wide array of fascinating topics brimming with actionable takeaways, including:

the emerging field of mind-body neuroscience;
the neuroscience of ADHD, focus, hypnosis, and processing trauma;
how to leverage light, temperature, breath, and sleep to better control your biology;
several behavioral tools for achieving optimal performance states;
how to cultivate learning states and the power of something called gap effects; and
many other fascinating topics

To read more, click here. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Andrew is a passionate man with an incredible facility for communicating complex scientific topics in a uniquely compelling and understanding way.

For those keen on understanding how to better control your mind, neurochemistry, and all told biology—consider this episode appointment listening.

SCIENCE!

Peace + Plants,

Rich