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: The Biology of Aggression, Mating & Arousal | Dr. David Anderson
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. David Anderson, PhD, a professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). We discuss the brain circuits that underlie how emotions emerge and shape behaviors, including the neural control of fear, aggression and pain. We also explore how hormones and neuromodulators influence these emotional states, and why understanding these hidden internal processes is essential for improving future mental health treatments.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) David Anderson
(00:00:20) Emotions vs States
(00:01:53) Emotion Qualities: Persistence & Generalization
(00:04:04) Aggression
(00:06:39) Sponsor: BetterHelp
(00:07:41) Evolution of Fear & Aggression, Offensive vs Defensive Aggression
(00:09:57) Homeostatic Behaviors & Hydraulic Pressure
(00:12:58) Testosterone, Estrogen & Aggression
(00:14:51) Female vs Male Aggression
(00:16:48) Sponsor: AG1
(00:18:13) Mating Behavior & Aggression; Sexual Violence
(00:21:48) Periaqueductal Gray, Pain Control & Fighting
(00:26:03) Sponsor: Function
(00:27:15) Tachykinin, Pain, Social Isolation & Aggression
(00:31:47) Emotions & Somatic Feeling; Vagus Nerve
(00:36:27) Acknowledgements & Future Direction
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