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Huberman Lab

Huberman Lab discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.

Dr. Sam Harris: Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind

Discussing meditation as a route to understanding “the self” and experiencing consciousness, not just changing one’s conscious state.

How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance

Explaining the biology of breathing (respiration), how it delivers oxygen and carbon dioxide to the cells and tissues of the body and how is best to breathe.

Dr. Lex Fridman: Navigating Conflict, Finding Purpose & Maintaining Drive

Lex’s recent trip to the heart of the Ukrainian-Russian War, geopolitics, perspectives on people living in war zones, the shared human experience, and how information is communicated and controlled.

Dr. Casey Halpern: Biology & Treatments for Compulsive Eating & Behaviors

Discussion about using deep brain stimulation to help patients who suffer from movement and compulsive disorders and applying this treatment to patients afflicted with binge eating.

Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges

Discussing what trauma is, how to choose and therapist and get the most out therapy, and more.

Understanding & Controlling Aggression

Describing the neural mechanisms that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors and the role of hormones

Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools

Discussing the role of behavioral practices for enhancing learning, mood and stress management, and increasing attention span.

The Science & Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Explaining the biology, symptoms, causes and types of bipolar disorder (sometimes called bipolar depression).

The Science of Making & Breaking Habits

The science of habit formation and habit elimination and how the process of neuroplasticity (brain rewiring) underlies these processes.

Dr. David Berson: Your Brain’s Logic & Function

Dr. Berson takes us on a structured journey into and around the nervous system.

Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear

Discussing fear and trauma, including the neural circuits involved in the “threat reflex” and how specific experiences and memories activate that system.

Understanding & Conquering Depression

Explaining what major depression is at the biological and psychological level and the various treatments that peer-reviewed studies have revealed can help prevent and treat depression.

The Science of Emotions & Relationships

Discussing the biology of emotions and moods in the context of relationships.

Emotional Regulation

Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety

Explaining what stress is, and how it recruits our brain and body to react in specific ways.

How Your Brain Works & Changes

An introduction to how the nervous system works to create sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts and behaviors.

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