In this episode I discuss how we can use specific types of behavior to change our brain, both for sake of learning the movements themselves and for allowing us to learn non-movement based information as well. I describe the key role that errors plays in triggering our brains to change and how the vestibular (balance) system can activate and amplify neuroplasticity. As always, I cover science, and science-based practical tools. Thank you in advance for your questions and for your interest in science! Thank you to our sponsors: <ul> <li>Headspace - <a href= "http://headspace.com/specialoffer">http://headspace.com/specialoffer</a></li> <li>Athletic Greens - <a href= "http://athleticgreens.com/huberman">http://athleticgreens.com/huberman</a></li> <li>Madefor - <a href= "https://getmadefor.com/">https://getmadefor.com/</a> -- code: Huberman</li> </ul> Supplements from Thorne: <ul> <li><a href= "http://www.thorne.com/u/huberman">http://www.thorne.com/u/huberman</a></li> </ul> Timestamps below. <ul> <li>00:00:00: Introduction</li> <li>00:06:20: Nerves and Muscles</li> <li>00:12:00: Exercise alone won’t change your brain</li> <li>00:12:58: Behavior will change your brain</li> <li>00:13:30: Remembering the wrong things</li> <li>00:15:00: Behavior as the gate to plasticity</li> <li>00:15:45: Types of Plasticity</li> <li>00:17:32: Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity</li> <li>00:21:30: Mechanisms of Plasticity</li> <li>00:22:30: What to learn when you are young</li> <li>00:23:50: Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches 00:26:00: Wearing Prisms On Your Face</li> <li>00:29:10: The KEY Trigger Plasticity</li> <li>00:32:20: Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning)</li> <li>00:33:10: Incremental Learning</li> <li>00:35:30: Huberman Free Throws</li> <li>00:38:50: Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes</li> <li>00:40:20: Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible</li> <li>00:43:25: Addiction</li> <li>00:45:25: An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning 00:49:42: Bad Events</li> <li>00:51:55: Surprise!</li> <li>00:52:00: Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around)</li> <li>00:53:20: HOW to release dopamine</li> <li>00:55:00: (Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs</li> <li>00:56:00: Timing Your Learning</li> <li>00:57:36: (Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity</li> <li>00:58:57: The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity</li> <li>00:59:15: Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused</li> <li>01:04:25: The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning</li> <li>01:05:00: Balance</li> <li>01:07:45: Cerebellum</li> <li>01:10:00: Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning</li> <li>01:11:18: Novelty and Instability Are Key</li> <li>01:14:55: How to Arrive At Learning</li> <li>01:15:45: The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults</li> <li>01:19:25: Learning French and Other Things Faster</li> <li>01:22:00: Yoga versus Science</li> <li>01:32:00: Closing Remarks</li> </ul> Please note that The Huberman Lab Podcast is distinct from Dr. Huberman's teaching and research roles at Stanford University School of Medicine. The information provided in this show is not medical advice, nor should it be taken or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The Huberman Lab Podcast, its employees, guests and affiliates assume no liability for the application of the information discussed. [Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac https://www.blabacphoto.com/]

How to Learn Faster by Using Failures, Movement & Balance | Episode 7

Huberman Lab discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.