Welcome to the Huberman Lab Podcast

00:00:00.000 | - Welcome to the Huberman Lab Podcast,

00:00:02.280 | where we discuss science and science-based tools

00:00:04.900 | for everyday life.

00:00:05.900 | Welcome.

00:00:10.480 | I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology

00:00:13.200 | and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.

00:00:16.640 | That's what I do for my day job,

00:00:18.360 | but over the last few years,

00:00:19.880 | I've become very active in teaching neuroscience

00:00:22.760 | and neuroscience-related themes on social media.

00:00:26.400 | And I've also been fortunate enough to be hosted as a guest

00:00:29.240 | on various people's podcasts to discuss neuroscience

00:00:31.880 | and neuroscience-related tools.

00:00:34.040 | So through those discussions and your feedback,

00:00:37.400 | I've decided to launch a podcast

00:00:39.280 | where we dive really deep into scientific topics

00:00:42.080 | and the tools related to those topics.

00:00:44.900 | Now, the format of this podcast

00:00:46.480 | is going to be a little bit different

00:00:47.680 | than many podcasts out there.

00:00:49.780 | Most podcasts jump from topic to topic each episode

00:00:52.760 | or change guests each episode.

00:00:55.240 | On the Huberman Lab Podcast,

00:00:56.680 | we're going to dive deep into individual topics

00:00:59.440 | for an entire month at a time.

00:01:01.720 | So for instance, we might take an entire month

00:01:03.960 | and go really deep into the topic of motivation and focus

00:01:07.680 | and talk all about the science underlying

00:01:09.840 | motivation and focus, what's known, what's not known,

00:01:13.240 | and then discuss the various tools

00:01:15.200 | as well as some of the barriers to motivation and focus

00:01:17.560 | that exist out there as a way for you to really understand

00:01:20.680 | how these processes work within you

00:01:22.840 | and within the people that you know,

00:01:24.760 | and some ways to possibly get better

00:01:27.000 | at things like motivation and focus.

00:01:29.600 | Sometimes it's going to be just me talking to you,

00:01:31.840 | other times it's going to be a guest here

00:01:33.960 | in the studio with me,

00:01:35.120 | and still other times we might hold guests remotely

00:01:38.400 | and have discussions with them over Zoom

00:01:40.580 | or some other distanced format.

00:01:42.600 | There's another thing that's unusual about this podcast,

00:01:46.080 | which is that you, if you choose,

00:01:48.360 | can be a very active participant.

00:01:50.580 | By placing your suggestions about which topics to cover

00:01:53.920 | and which information you would like to learn more about

00:01:56.360 | in the comment section,

00:01:57.820 | we are going to pay careful attention to those comments

00:02:00.500 | and the number of likes that those comments receive.

00:02:03.320 | So the comment section is a place for you

00:02:05.760 | to give us constructive criticism,

00:02:08.320 | give us praise if you like,

00:02:09.880 | but most importantly,

00:02:11.200 | it's going to be a place for you to make suggestions

00:02:13.480 | about what you would like to hear more about,

00:02:15.880 | and we will respond to that.

00:02:17.680 | So if you have suggestions for topics now,

00:02:19.880 | please put them in the comment section below.

00:02:22.680 | If you're coming to this a little bit later,

00:02:24.400 | please upvote or vote for the things

00:02:26.520 | that you want to hear more about,

00:02:28.840 | and obviously don't vote for the ones

00:02:30.560 | that you would like to hear less about.

00:02:33.200 | Those are the main features of this podcast.

00:02:36.120 | Every month, a different topic in depth,

00:02:38.500 | as well as the tools that relate to that topic.

00:02:41.140 | I just briefly want to touch on what I mean by tools.

00:02:43.960 | Tools these days for enhancing one's nervous system

00:02:47.300 | or any aspect of their biology and psychology

00:02:49.560 | come in different forms.

00:02:50.960 | Some come in the form of behavioral tools,

00:02:52.920 | so things that you would want to do

00:02:55.320 | to get a particular result of say focus

00:02:58.120 | or enhancing sleep or learning in plasticity.

00:03:01.080 | Other tools are about not doing certain things

00:03:03.660 | to get better sleep or focus or plasticity, for instance.

00:03:07.560 | Still other tools relate to things like nutrition

00:03:10.240 | or supplementation or prescription drugs

00:03:13.380 | or brain machine interface,

00:03:15.000 | devices that you use to monitor your nervous system

00:03:17.740 | in biology or to change your nervous system in biology.

00:03:20.960 | We're going to cover all of that,

00:03:22.420 | as well as their various advantages and disadvantages.

00:03:25.760 | So again, please use the comment section

00:03:27.900 | as a place to make suggestions,

00:03:29.880 | and we will pay attention to those,

00:03:31.540 | and you really have an opportunity

00:03:33.540 | to actively shape the direction of the podcast.

00:03:36.680 | There's one other thing that's unusual about this podcast,

00:03:39.220 | which is that I have a very large 90 pound

00:03:41.840 | bulldog mastiff named Costello,

00:03:44.040 | and he insists on snoring in the background

00:03:46.440 | while I'm recording, it seems to be his favorite thing.

00:03:49.320 | So from time to time, you may hear his snoring

00:03:52.220 | or other grunts and various bulldog-like things.

00:03:56.860 | He is an active participant in the Huberman Lab.

00:03:59.940 | He's a steady member of the podcast,

00:04:02.420 | so you can look forward to more Costello appearances

00:04:05.500 | in the future.

00:04:07.360 | Very last, but certainly not least,

00:04:09.300 | I very much appreciate your interest in science

00:04:11.300 | and science-related topics.

00:04:12.720 | Thanks so much for your time and attention,

00:04:14.420 | and I look forward to seeing you here again very soon.

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