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.

Timestamps for the episode can be found below. Thank you for your interest in science. We'll see you next week.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
5:00 What is the Nervous System
8:55 Deja Vu
10:50 How War, Guns & Soap Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain
13:30 Jennifer Aniston Neurons
14:30 Sensations
16:10 Magnetic Sensing & Mating
17:30 Perceptions & The Spotlight of Attention
18:30 Multi-Tasking Is Real
20:10 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Control of Behavior
21:15 Focusing the Mind
21:55 Emotions + The Chemicals of Emotions
24:30 Antidepressants
27:40 Thoughts & Thought Control
28:35 Actions
33:20 How We Control Our Impulses
36:25 Neuroplasticity: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience
41:20 The Portal to Neuroplasticity
46:40 Accelerating Learning in Sleep
50:20 The Pillar of Plasticity
55:00 Leveraging Ultradian Cycles & Self Experimentation

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