Andrew Huberman- The neuroscience of creativity

The Optimal Performance Guide

Today’s show is a special one for me. I have been looking forward to sitting down with my good friend Andrew Huberman and today is the day.

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Ok what can I say about Andrew? He has his PhD in Neuroscience. He’s a tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has his own lab at Stanford ..(Huberman Lab) where he has 2 main focuses. 1. working to halt and reverse vision loss and 2. How Visual perception and ANS arousal states are integrated and impact behavior.

So obviously he is super smart and driven…but what really makes Andrew special is he cares deeply about people. He is a big strong guy on the outside but on the inside has a huge heart and really goes out of his way to help others.

Many of you listening will have heard Andrew before because he has done almost every major podcast out there. He has a great Instagram channel where he shares all kinds of actionable knowledge about neuroscience so definitely check that out if you haven’t already.

In this episode we talk about all kinds of topics neuroscience and performance related but really emphasize and dive deep into creativity, and how the relationship between time and space and our sense perceptions shape our reality.

Ok enough talking let’s get to the show!

Topics covered:

• sense perception shapes our physical world
• sound heard in headphones vs room
• vision acuity center vs periphery
• contrast between various animals and human senses
• space-time link to the nervous system
• how we can think in various senses
• neuroplasticity
• diving birds, elephant, sloth, naked mole rat, pit vipers
• brain has homunculus in cortex and cerebellum
• humans have magneto-receptors
• limitations on research
• brain-organs (heart, gut, etc)-body integration
• embryology
• zebra fish
• motor learning
• speed of information propagated thru the body
• deep dive into the neuroscience of creativity
• influence of breath (respiration) on ANS
• how to leverage creativity to nurture relationships
• explore the realm of possibility in terms of human connection
• alert vs calm or sympathetic vs parasympathetic states
• entrainment (sync) in the nervous system
• brain is a prediction machine
• how magicians can make you blind to what is in front of you
• binural beats
• HRV
• Nobel prize
• how creativity maps to parts of the day
• how to leverage neuroscience to maximize creativity

Connect with Andrew…

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab/?hl=fr-ca

Huberman Lab

http://www.hubermanlab.com/index.html