Essentials: How to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore the sensations
of pain and pleasure, explaining how they are sensed in the body
and interpreted by the brain as well as methods to control their
intensity. I discuss both the hardwired mechanisms and subjective
factors that shape an individual’s perception of pain and pleasure.
I also explain why pain thresholds vary from person to person and
discuss various treatments for pain management such as acupuncture
and supplements. Finally, I explain the role of key neurochemicals
like dopamine and serotonin in mediating our experience of pain and
pleasure. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you
to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT:
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https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Pain &
Pleasure 00:00:39 Skin, Appetitive vs Aversive Behaviors 00:02:10
Skin, Neurons & Brain 00:04:46 Brain Interpretation,
Homunculus, Two-Point Discrimination Test 00:07:43 Pain &
Pleasure, Subjective Interpretation 00:09:53 Sponsor: AG1 00:11:30
Tool: Pain & Expectation 00:13:08 Pain Threshold 00:14:46 Heat
& Cold, Tool: Moving into Cold or Hot Environments 00:16:37
Subjective Pain, Psychosomatic, Fibromyalgia, Whole Body Pain,
Acetyl-L-carnitine 00:20:54 Acupuncture, Electroacupuncture, Pain
Management 00:23:44 Sponsors: LMNT & Eight Sleep 00:26:36 Red
Heads & Pain Threshold, Endorphins 00:28:32 Improving Pain
Threshold, Dopamine 00:30:00 Pleasure, Dopamine, Serotonin;
Depression, Anti-depressants 00:34:12 Pleasure & Pain Balance,
Dopamine, Addiction 00:36:08 Recap & Key Takeaways Disclaimer
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