Dr. Andrew Huberman: Neuroplasticity
The Ready State Podcast
Kelly Starrett & Juliet Starrett
4.9 • 623 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2018
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Dr. Andrew Huberman is a professor and researcher at Stanford University and is one of the foremost experts in neuroplasticity. He talks about the experience of pain, the brain's capacity to re-wire itself, and what he calls self-directed and adaptive plasticity. As we get into the specifics of his current work around fear and anxiety, he even gives us some fear reduction techniques. Andrew joined us via Skype from his lab at Stanford.
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| 1:05.8 | No brainer. Hey, everyone, I'm Dr. Kelly Starrett. |
| 1:19.0 | And I'm Juliette. |
| 1:20.5 | And this is the Ready State. |
| 1:27.6 | Today we are very excited you've got it. You've let us stop it. Ooh. |
| 1:29.8 | You've got it. |
| 1:35.4 | Today we are very excited to welcome Stanford neuroscientist, Dr. Andrew Huberman, |
| 1:37.8 | who we first met through our very good friend, Brian McKenzie. |
| 1:41.1 | He is a, this is a brain. |
| 1:43.1 | He is a serious brain. |
| 1:50.0 | I'm at loss of words because when you listen to how fast and how quick this guy's brain is, you're thinking something is going on here. |
| 1:57.7 | Now, remember, keep this in context, that this conversation with Dr. Andrew Huberman is relevant because he's an expert in neuroplasticity. In fact, which is short for, how does the brain rewire itself? How does |
| 2:02.4 | the brain heal itself and repair itself through its innate ability to rewire itself? |
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