How Your Brain Works & Changes

Today’s episode provides an introduction to how the nervous system
works to create sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts and
behaviors, as well as how we can change our nervous system—a
phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. The information sets the stage
for all Huberman Lab podcast episodes that follow by covering
neurons, synapses, brain chemicals and the rhythms that control our
ability to focus, learn and sleep… and more. Thank you for your
interest in science. We'll see you next week! Read the full show
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https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab Timestamps 00:00:00
Introduction   00:02:25 Sponsors: AG1 &
LMNT   00:07:57 What is the Nervous System  
00:07:25 Deja Vu   00:08:09 How War, Guns & Soap
Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain   00:10:47 Jennifer
Aniston Neurons   00:11:58 Sensations  
00:13:30 Magnetic Sensing & Mating   00:14:51
Perceptions & The Spotlight of Attention   00:16:33
Multi-Tasking Is Real   00:17:45 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down
Control of Behavior   00:18:38 Focusing the
Mind   00:21:47 Antidepressants   00:25:01
Thoughts & Thought Control   00:25:56
Actions   00:30:40 How We Control Our
Impulses   00:33:44 Neuroplasticity: The Holy Grail of
Neuroscience   00:38:34 The Portal to
Neuroplasticity   00:43:53 Accelerating Learning in
Sleep   00:47:29 The Pillar of Plasticity  
00:52:22 Leveraging Ultradian Cycles & Self
Experimentation   00:57:17 Summary   00:58:03
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