Essentials: The Biology of Aggression, Mating & Arousal | Dr. David Anderson
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. David Anderson, PhD, a professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). We discuss the brain circuits that underlie how emotions emerge and shape behaviors, including the neural control of fear, aggression and pain. We also explore how hormones and neuromodulators influence these emotional states, and why understanding these hidden internal processes is essential for improving future mental health treatments.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) David Anderson
(00:00:20) Emotions vs States
(00:01:53) Emotion Qualities: Persistence & Generalization
(00:04:04) Aggression
(00:06:39) Sponsor: BetterHelp
(00:07:41) Evolution of Fear & Aggression, Offensive vs Defensive Aggression
(00:09:57) Homeostatic Behaviors & Hydraulic Pressure
(00:12:58) Testosterone, Estrogen & Aggression
(00:14:51) Female vs Male Aggression
(00:16:48) Sponsor: AG1
(00:18:13) Mating Behavior & Aggression; Sexual Violence
(00:21:48) Periaqueductal Gray, Pain Control & Fighting
(00:26:03) Sponsor: Function
(00:27:15) Tachykinin, Pain, Social Isolation & Aggression
(00:31:47) Emotions & Somatic Feeling; Vagus Nerve
(00:36:27) Acknowledgements & Future Direction
Disclaimer & Disclosures
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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.