Understanding Your Brain's Logic & Function | Dr. David Berson

In this episode, my guest is Dr. David Berson, Ph.D., Professor
& Chairman of Neuroscience at Brown University. Dr. Berson
discovered the neurons in your eye that set your biological rhythms
for sleep, wakefulness, mood and appetite. He is also a
world-renowned teacher of basic and advanced neuroscience, having
taught thousands of university lectures on this topic. Many of his
students have become world-leading neuroscientists and teachers
themselves.  Here Dr. Berson takes us on a structured journey
into and around the nervous system, explaining: how we perceive the
world and our internal landscape, how we balance, see, and
remember. Also, how we learn and perform reflexive and deliberate
actions, how we visualize and imagine in our mind, and how the
various circuits of the brain coordinate all these incredible
feats.  We discuss practical and real-life examples of neural
circuit function across the lifespan. Dr. Berson gives us a
masterclass in the nervous system—one that, in just less than two
hours, will teach you an entire course's worth about the brain and
how yours works. Read the full show notes for this episode at
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https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. David
Berson   00:03:11 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
00:08:02 How We See   00:10:02 Color Vision  
00:13:47 “Strange” Vision   00:16:56 How You Orient In
Time   00:25:45 Body Rhythms, Pineal Function, Light
& Melatonin, Blueblockers   00:34:45 Spending Time
Outdoors Improves Eyesight   00:36:20 Sensation, Mood,
& Self-Image   00:41:03 Sense of Balance  
00:50:43 Why Pigeons Bob Their Heads, Motion Sickness  
01:00:03 Popping Ears   01:02:35 Midbrain &
Blindsight   01:10:44 Why Tilted Motion Feels
Good   01:13:24 Reflexes vs. Deliberate
Actions   01:16:35 Basal Ganglia & the “2 Marshmallow
Test”   01:24:40 Suppressing Reflexes: Cortex  
01:33:33 Neuroplasticity   01:36:27 What is a
Connectome?   01:45:20 How to Learn (More About the
Brain)   01:49:04 Book Suggestion, My Berson
Appreciation   01:50:20 Zero-Cost Ways to Support the
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