The Huberman Lab Podcast 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.
Essentials: How Hearing & Balance Enhance Focus & Learning
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore how the auditory and vestibular (balance) systems are essential for enhancing learning and improving focus.
I explain how the auditory system captures sound waves and how the brain interprets these signals to make sense of the environment. I also discuss the use of white noise and binaural beats to support brain states conducive to learning, focus and relaxation. Additionally, I explain how the vestibular system helps maintain balance and examine practical tools to enhance auditory learning, cognitive performance and mood.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Huberman Lab Essentials; Hearing & Balance
00:00:55 Sponsor: AG1
00:02:55 Ears, Sound Waves, Cochlea
00:06:42 Sound & Direction, Ventriloquism Effect, Cupping Ears
00:10:09 Sponsor: Eight Sleep
00:11:45 Binaural Beats, Alertness, Calmness, Learning, Anxiety
00:16:03 Tool: White Noise & Learning
00:19:31 White Noise, Hearing Loss & Child Development
00:22:38 Sponsor: Function
00:25:26 Auditory Learning, Cocktail Party Effect, Tool: Remember New Names
00:29:31 Balance, Ears, Vestibular System
00:34:42 Improve Dynamic Balance, Tool: Improve Mood & Learning, Tilted Exercise
00:37:35 Recap & Key Takeaways