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: Neuralink & Technologies to Enhance Human Brains | Dr. Matt MacDougall
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Matthew MacDougall, a neurosurgeon at Neuralink. We discuss how brain-machine interfaces could help people with paralysis control computers using their intended movements, and how robotic surgery enables the placement of tiny electrodes in the brain. We also explore advances in brain tumor surgery, implant safety, how the brain and software learn to work together, and the role of animal research. Dr. MacDougall shares his vision for future applications, including restoring movement, addressing mental health conditions and expanding human cognition and communication.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Matt MacDougall
(00:00:23) Brain Function, Frontal Lobes & Impulse Control
(00:02:57) Brain Tumors, Laser Surgery & MRI
(00:04:38) Neuralink, Brain Implants & Paralysis
(00:07:04) Robotic Surgery & Electrode Placement
(00:08:02) Sponsor: BetterHelp
(00:10:25) Motor Cortex, Controlling Computers With the Brain
(00:12:20) Implant Safety & Brain Augmentation
(00:14:07) RFID Hand Implant & Everyday Uses
(00:16:25) Sponsor: AG1
(00:18:03) Spinal Cord Stimulation, Reconnecting Brain & Body
(00:19:00) Brain-to-Brain Communication & AI
(00:21:13) Brain-Machine Interfaces, Learning & Adaptation
(00:23:43) Animal Research & Welfare
(00:26:47) Pigs & Monkeys, Device Safety & Function
(00:28:04) Sponsor: Rorra
(00:30:32) Future Applications, Mental Health & Human Cognition
(00:33:03) Acknowledgements
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