How to Focus to Change Your Brain
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This episode introduces neuroplasticity—which is how our brain and nervous system learn and acquire new capabilities. I describe the differences between childhood and adult neuroplasticity, the chemicals involved and how anyone can increase their rate and depth of learning by leveraging the science of focus. I describe specific tools for increasing focus and learning. The next two episodes will cover the ideal protocols for specific types of learning and how to make learning new information more reflexive.
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:32) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT, Waking Up
(00:03:50) Plasticity: What Is it, & What Is It For?
(00:06:30) Babies and Potato Bugs
(00:08:00) Customizing Your Brain
(00:08:50) Hard-Wired Versus Plastic Brains
(00:10:25) Everything Changes At 25
(00:12:29) Costello and Your Hearing
(00:13:10) The New Neuron Myth
(00:14:10) Anosmia: Losing Smell
(00:15:13) Neuronal Birthdays Near Our Death Day
(00:16:45) Circumstances for Brain Change
(00:17:21) Brain Space
(00:18:30) No Nose, Eyes, Or Ears
(00:19:30) Enhanced Hearing and Touch In The Blind
(00:20:20) Brain Maps of The Body Plan
(00:21:00) The Kennard Principle (Margaret Kennard)
(00:21:36) Maps of Meaning
(00:23:00) Awareness Cues Brain Change
(00:25:20) The Chemistry of Change
(00:26:15) A Giant Lie In The Universe
00:27:10) Fathers of Neuroplasticity/Critical Periods
00:29:30) Competition Is The Route to Plasticity
00:32:30) Correcting The Errors of History
00:33:29) Adult Brain Change: Bumps and Beeps
(00:36:25) What It Takes to Learn
(00:38:15) Adrenalin and Alertness
(00:40:18) The Acetylcholine Spotlight
(00:42:26) The Chemical Trio For Massive Brain Change
(00:44:10) Ways To Change Your Brain
(00:46:16) Love, Hate, & Shame: all the same chemical
(00:47:30) The Dopamine Trap
(00:49:40) Nicotine for Focus
(00:52:30) Sprinting
(00:53:30) How to Focus
(00:55:22) Adderall: Use & Abuse
(00:56:40) Seeing Your Way To Mental Focus
(01:02:59) Blinking
(01:05:30) And Ear Toward Learning
(01:06:14) The Best Listeners In The World
(01:07:20) Agitation is Key
(01:07:40) ADHD & ADD: Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
(01:12:00) Ultra(dian) Focus
(01:13:30) When Real Change Occurs
(01:16:20) How Much Learning Is Enough?
(01:16:50) Learning In (Optic) Flow/Mind Drift
(01:18:16) Synthesis/Summary
(01:25:15) Learning With Repetition, Forming Habits
As always, thank you for your interest in science!
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac
Disclaimer
This episode introduces neuroplasticity—which is how our brain and nervous system learn and acquire new capabilities. I describe the differences between childhood and adult neuroplasticity, the chemicals involved and how anyone can increase their rate and depth of learning by leveraging the science of focus. I describe specific tools for increasing focus and learning. The next two episodes will cover the ideal protocols for specific types of learning and how to make learning new information more reflexive.
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman
LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab
Waking Up: https://www.wakingup.com/huberman
Momentous: https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:32) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT, Waking Up
(00:03:50) Plasticity: What Is it, & What Is It For?
(00:06:30) Babies and Potato Bugs
(00:08:00) Customizing Your Brain
(00:08:50) Hard-Wired Versus Plastic Brains
(00:10:25) Everything Changes At 25
(00:12:29) Costello and Your Hearing
(00:13:10) The New Neuron Myth
(00:14:10) Anosmia: Losing Smell
(00:15:13) Neuronal Birthdays Near Our Death Day
(00:16:45) Circumstances for Brain Change
(00:17:21) Brain Space
(00:18:30) No Nose, Eyes, Or Ears
(00:19:30) Enhanced Hearing and Touch In The Blind
(00:20:20) Brain Maps of The Body Plan
(00:21:00) The Kennard Principle (Margaret Kennard)
(00:21:36) Maps of Meaning
(00:23:00) Awareness Cues Brain Change
(00:25:20) The Chemistry of Change
(00:26:15) A Giant Lie In The Universe
00:27:10) Fathers of Neuroplasticity/Critical Periods
00:29:30) Competition Is The Route to Plasticity
00:32:30) Correcting The Errors of History
00:33:29) Adult Brain Change: Bumps and Beeps
(00:36:25) What It Takes to Learn
(00:38:15) Adrenalin and Alertness
(00:40:18) The Acetylcholine Spotlight
(00:42:26) The Chemical Trio For Massive Brain Change
(00:44:10) Ways To Change Your Brain
(00:46:16) Love, Hate, & Shame: all the same chemical
(00:47:30) The Dopamine Trap
(00:49:40) Nicotine for Focus
(00:52:30) Sprinting
(00:53:30) How to Focus
(00:55:22) Adderall: Use & Abuse
(00:56:40) Seeing Your Way To Mental Focus
(01:02:59) Blinking
(01:05:30) And Ear Toward Learning
(01:06:14) The Best Listeners In The World
(01:07:20) Agitation is Key
(01:07:40) ADHD & ADD: Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
(01:12:00) Ultra(dian) Focus
(01:13:30) When Real Change Occurs
(01:16:20) How Much Learning Is Enough?
(01:16:50) Learning In (Optic) Flow/Mind Drift
(01:18:16) Synthesis/Summary
(01:25:15) Learning With Repetition, Forming Habits
As always, thank you for your interest in science!
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac
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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.