'This Is Why You FEEL LOST & UNHAPPY In Life' - Fix This TODAY! | Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University who runs the Huberman Lab, which studies how the brain functions, how it changes through experiences, and how to repair the brain after injury or disease. In his career, Andrew has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain plasticity, and neural regeneration, and repair.

He’s received numerous awards and recognitions for his research and publications, including the McKnight Foundation Neuroscience Scholar Award, the Biomedical Scholar Award from the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Cogan Award for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

In addition to being a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University, Dr. Andrew is a brilliant neuroscientist and teacher — he excellently explains complicated concepts in a way that everyday people can understand them and use neuroscience to improve their lives!

Andrew’s goal is to understand how the brain allows us to sense, evaluate, and respond to the world around us. He’s actively working on methods to re-wire and repair eye-to-brain connections for people who suffer from blinding diseases, as well as investigating emotions and how they drive behavior.

We had a fantastic conversation with a wide range of topics! In fact, I had such a great time talking with Andrew I had to split this interview into two parts! Make sure to tune in this Wednesday to hear the second half of the interview!

In this first part, we talk about how to handle depression, the positive effects of stress, the science of hope, and so much more!

Join me on Episode 1,015 to learn how to hack your brain for maximum potential with the incredible Andrew Huberman!
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[mike_strong]

Thank you so much Lewis! This is probably one of best things I have ever watched it my life. It’s literally the tipping point. I have struggled with knowing everything I need to do, and I have been in periods of this peak performance feeing the dopamine drive the process, but I have never made it sustainable. This was the missing link. So, again, thank you!

[pngarcia]

My wife of 36 years passed away almost 3 years ago...I immediately went into a degressive state. I could not stand or walk for 2.5 years..only one doctor told me it was tied to my depression...everyone else wanted to operate...I chose not to do that. One day, last November...I stood up..spent the next few months learning to walk again..last March I dumped the cain...today, I absolutely feel great..physically that is...still dealing with residual mental issues..just not as bad as before.

[maxdominate]

In a Joe Rogan podcast, I remember him saying "You can get out of your head by getting into your body." He was talking about exercising in general as a way to feel better but also as a way to get out of the occasionally funk into which we can find ourselves. I always remembered that quote.

[Emma-knzn]

I'm just gonna throw this out there, I'm saving myself for Andrew Huberman.

[AA-xrby]

~~~THIS IS A MUST SEE INTERVIEW IF YOU WORK IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FIELD~~~Wow! The human nervous system is a silhouette or a replica of our whole body, (***side note: this reminded me of The Homunculus figure by Wilder Penfield and Edwin Boldrey, in the “Somatic Motor and Sensory Representation in the Cerebral Cortex of Man Studied by Electrical Stimulation”***)
3:50, 10:00 sleep, focus, creativity, stress are the core states & current focus of his studies, then empathy is the hardest one to study 10:40, the two forms of depression 13:33, 15:23 tools to remove depression; two ways to shift thought 22:00: respiration & breathing 22:49, 26:10 a super interesting explanation about how we can quickly control anxiety through Dr. Andrew Huberman 2-1 pattern respiration: 2 inhales with nose, one exhale thru mouth 27:49. His respiration work focus is on the phrenic nerve 28:50; the second spike of cortisol in the day which is problematic and is what the psychiatrists call the “9pm cortisol spike” correlates has with mental health problems 30:10, Win Hof breathing 34:00 is about increasing cortisol and adrenaline to liberate killer cells (t-cells) and fight infection, 48:50: cocaine and metamphetamine. WOOT WOOT 🎺He makes his bed 56:23! about lifetime learning as part of keeping a healthier fuller of life brain with the “kid at heart attitude” and learning about dopamine release thru play quoting physicist Richard Feynman 01:12:13; serotonin: 1:15:53 renewal and balance of serotonin and dopamine for immune system recovery: 1:17:42 his yoga nidra practice to recover serotonin levels when there’s a lack of sleep: 1:19:26; teach body to go into deep relaxation to work with intentions, use body to teach the mind use mind as an accelerator thru yoga nidra; gratitude as a serotonin level promoter: 1:26:06; “smart drugs” 1:36:10; the will to live(tied to the dopamine and the reproductive system)1:41:55, pot smokers as the less ambitious people: 1:42:10. NOTE FOR BENEFICIAL BREATHING/RESPIRATION EXERCISES: Dr. Huberman also mentioned Patrick McKewn’s valuable work & research on Buteyko breathing, which is different from the 2-1 Huberman breathing pattern in that Buteyko breathing actually recirculates our body own made nitric oxide gas (one of the gases used to sterilize surgery equipment) back into the bloodstream, hence, attacking disease right there on the spot and strengthening the immune system.

[melaniewagner]

I love when this man says “that’s right”. His voice is so reassuring and calming

[winbalingit]

Dr. Huberman is a rockstar of neuroscience!!!🤩👍🏽👍🏽✌🏽😍

[katleh]

43:38 Dopamine. Growth mindset and reward. True high performance people, who are consistently good at what they do, attach dopamine to the effort process.
48:23 Dopamine as motivation and drive.

This is good stuff. Thank you. 🌹

[sazoneevery]

The way Lewis asks questions for more clarification is awesome. The little probing he does throughout is just perfect... like essentially ‘dumbing’ it down for the audience and making sure we don’t get left behind... or just explaining things in different ways with examples...
I’ve watched other interviews from Andrew and this is by far the best. Very appreciative of this video and the stellar interview technique from Lewis

[sarazohar]

This interviewer is intelligent and adds to the interview.I am a doctor and this interviewer educated himself and asks intelligent questions .I am in love with Andrew. This is great dynamic, between Interviewer and Andrew, the great !!

[bobbidean]

I am just in awe of the knowledge that Andrew has. I have watched many videos of Andrews and he continues to teach me something new every time. It is all clicking and I’m so thankful to be so intrigued with his brain and the depth of something the average person has no clue of! Live saver! Thank you Lewis for having him on! ❤️

[chyfields]

Thank you for making these conversations freely available for people like me to listen to.

[phantomopera]

Here’s my gratitude of the day: I’m grateful for Dr. Huberman 🧠💕

[HendersonDebbie]

42:18 minutes in Andrew Huberman says to Lewis Howes, "What I love about your questions is you're asking for . . . really getting to the meat of things asking for the operational definitions. One of the most dangerous ideas in wellness and popular psychology is that your body bears every thought you have. What a terrible idea to put on people. What a challenging thing. I don't think people should try and suppress their negative thoughts. There is great value however to introducing positive thought schemes. There is actually a neurochemical basis for controlling stress and actually making stress and extending one's ability to be in bouts of effort and that relates to the dopamine pathway. So the molecule dopamine is a reward. Its released in the brain when you win a game, you close a deal . . . you complete something. " This part of the conversation, (as the neuroscientist Andrew Huberman stated), happened because of the questions Lewis Howes was asking. While I understand it may feel like Lewis is interrupting, he does know what he is doing, and MANY interesting people continue to seem genuinely happy to be interviewed in his conversational style on his podcast on the School of Greatness.

[MaryJaneMcPot]

i can't get enough of this brilliant human. just wow. makes my brain even more knowledge-thirsty 😂

[angelicfire]

This is one of my favorite discussions of all time on yt! So informative, so hopeful, so brainy, so fun! Thank you for this incredible exchange!

[neetz]

I feel eager to hear everything that he has to say. I wish he would let him finish his points fully. Such a great interview though!

[pamelaeverett]

Lewis, you are so likable, and your enthusiasm for the awesome guests you host truly resonates w/ me. I watch you often. My feedback with much love is: please work on participating in the convo, without interrupting so much. It makes me feel frustrated sometimes. (Napoleon Hill talked about mastering enthusiasm.) If you can do that - you’re going to be even better!! Sending good vibes. <3

[domeatown]

my gym teacher was also a coach. powerlifting. his idea was "if you get tired, stop." it always seemed like nonsense, but he would take these super normal, very regular kids and turn them into world champions. listening to this, I'm beginning to understand. rewarding effort, reducing strain, pushing just enough but never to injury... it makes training itself a reward and increases how much you can do it. His class was my favorite gym class I had because you never needed a reason to stop, so long as you did a one or two good attempts first.
"like a ham and cheese sandwich" he said. just rest, like bread only. that's just bread, not a sandwich. just ham and cheese... also not a sandwich. two rest periods one each side of one good effort.
ham and cheese literally turned these weedy poor kids into super soldiers, dawg.

[ExistNNature]

How the brain functions is amazing to me. I'm into so many things at age 46 and I won't stop advancing.