"In one dream I flew into outer space and right up to the moon. The planets were big balls the sizes of skyscrapers and I heard the music of the spheres, understanding that this was music made by the movement of the planets themselves, and that this was the music of existence in motion. The dream ended with me sitting upon the Milky Way like it was just a puddle of glittering and swirling stars. I touched the water and it was electric upon my fingertips."
— Cosmic Bruja, Leza Cantoral

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Huberman Lab: E20 How to Learn Skills Faster

In this episode, Dr. Huberman discusses ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the common myths, and the biology and psychology of ADHD.

He discusses both behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for ADHD and brain-machine interface tools. Dr. Huberman also discusses behavioral training protocols that can improve focus in people with ADHD and those without ADHD and for people of different ages. He discusses the role of dopamine in coordinating ‘default-mode’ and ‘task-related’ neural networks, attentional “blinks” (lapses of attention) and how to overcome them, and the role of actual blinks in time perception and attention. Finally, Dr. Huberman reviews some of the prescription and over-the-counter compounds for increasing focus, such as Adderall, Ritalin, Modafinil and Armodafinil, the racetams, Alpha-GPC and phosphatidylserine and the role of diet for managing ADHD (and the controversies of diet for ADHD).

The role of cell phones/technology in ADHD and ADHD-like challenges with focus are also discussed. Throughout, both basic science and clinical scenarios, as well as applicable tools and resources, are covered.

Links
Review of compounds for ADHD, smart drugs & focus
Review of atypical compounds for ADHD
Study of focus protocol in ADHD & non-ADHD children
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction & Note About Diagnosis
00:03:27 Sponsors
00:07:56 ADHD vs. ADD: Genetics, IQ, Rates in Kids & Adults
00:13:00 Attention & Focus, Impulse Control
00:14:57 Hyper-focus
00:16:45 Time Perception
00:18:25 The Pile System
00:20:00 Working Memory
00:24:10 Hyper-Focus & Dopamine
00:26:40 Neural Circuits In ADHD: Default Mode Network & Task-Related Networks
00:32:57 Low Dopamine in ADHD & Stimulant Use & Abuse
00:37:10 Sugar, Ritalin, Adderall, Modafinil & Armodafinil
00:47:00 Non-Prescribed Adderall, Caffeine, Nicotine
00:49:18 How Stimulants “Teach” the Brains of ADHD Children to Focus
00:52:00 When To Medicate: A Highly Informed (Anecdotal) Case Study
00:56:35 Elimination Diets & Allergies In ADHD
01:04:46 Omega-3 Fatty Acids: EPAs & DHAs
01:07:00 Modulation vs Mediation of Biological Processes
01:10:50 Attentional Blinks
01:16:56 Open Monitoring & 17minute Focus Enhancement
01:22:50 Blinking, Dopamine & Time Perception; & Focus Training
01:30:10 Reverberatory Neural & Physical Activity
01:33:40 Adderrall, Ritalin & Blink Frequency
01:35:00 Cannabis
01:37:30 Interoceptive Awareness
01:41:15 Ritalin, Adderall, Modafinil, Armodafinil; Smart Drugs & Caffeine: Dangers
01:48:05 DHA Fatty Acids, Phosphatidylserine
0:1:50:54 Ginko Biloba
01:51:45 Modafinil & Armodafanil: Dopamine Action & Orexin
01:56:19 Acetylcholine: Circuits Underlying Focus; Alpha-GPC
01:59:04 L-Tyrosine, (PEA) Phenylethylamine
02:01:23 Racetams, Noopept
02:05:15 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Combining Technology & Pharmacology
02:09:14 Smart Phones & ADHD & Sub-Clinical Focus Issues In Adults & Kids
02:14:30 Synthesis/Summary
02:16:10 Support for Podcast & Research, Supplement Resources

Huberman Lab E37 | ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus

In this episode, Dr. Huberman discusses how our brain and body track time and the role that neurochemicals, in particular dopamine and serotonin, but also hormones such as melatonin, allow us to orient ourselves in time. He reviews the three types of time perception: of the past, of the present, and the future, and how dopamine and serotonin adjust both our perception of the speed of the passage of time and our memory of how long previous experiences lasted. Dr. Huberman also discusses circannual entrainment, which is the process by which our brain and body are matched to the seasons, and circadian (24 hours) entrainment, both of which subconsciously adjust our perceived measurement of time. He explains the mechanisms of that subconscious control. And he covers the ultradian (90 minutes) rhythms that govern our ability to focus, including how to track when these 90-minute rhythms begin and end for the sake of work and productivity. Dr. Huberman includes ten tools based on the science of time perception that you can apply to enhance productivity, creativity, and relationships in various contexts.

Timestamps
00:00:00 Introducing Time Perception, Note on Fasting & Supplements
00:05:12 Sponsors: ROKA, Athletic Greens, InsideTracker
00:09:25 Entrainment, Circannual Entrainment, Melatonin
00:13:20 Seasonal Oscillations in Testosterone & Estrogen, Tool 1
00:16:06 Circadian Timing, Tools 1, 2, 3 (for Circadian Entrainment)
00:21:13 Tool 4: Timing Physical Activity; Tool 5: Timing Eating Window
00:23:00 When Circadian Entrainment is Disrupted, Time Perception Suffers
00:25:00 Tool 6: Ultradian (90min) Cycles & Focus
00:31:42 Our Sense of the Passage of Time: Present, Prospective, Retrospective
00:34:40 Dopamine (& Nor/epinephrine) Lead to Time Overestimation; Frame Rate
00:37:18 Serotonin & Time Underestimation; Decreased Frame Rate
00:39:10 Dopamine vs. Serotonin Across the Day; Tool 7: When to Do Rigid vs. Creative Work
00:42:38 Example of Tool 7
00:43:38 How Sleep Deprivation Degrades Performance
00:44:38 Trauma, “Over-clocking” & Memories; Adjusting Rates of Experience
00:50:04 Why Trauma Involves Dopamine & Epinephrine, Arousal
00:51:03 Dopamine, Spontaneous Blinking & Time Perception; Tool 8
00:53:38 Deliberate Cold Exposure, Dopamine, Tool 9: Adjusting Frame Rate in Discomfort
00:56:30 Fun “Feels Fast” BUT Is Remembered as Slow; Boring Stuff “Feels Slow,” Recall As Fast
01:00:54 Retrospective Time, Context Variation & Enhanced Bonding with Places & People
01:03:00 Dopamine Release Resets the Start of Each Time Bin on Our Experience
01:07:40 Habits & Time Perception; Tool 10 (Setting Functional Units of Each Day)
01:11:58 Synthesis & Book Suggestion (Your Brain Is a Time Machine by D. Buonomano)
01:12:27 Supporting the HLP: Subscribe, Instagram, Patreon, Thorne Supplements

Huberman Lab E46 | Time Perception & Entrainment by Dopamine, Serotonin & Hormones

In this episode, my guest is Nolan Williams, M.D., a triple board-certified psychiatrist, neurologist and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab. We discuss clinical applications for brain stimulation, behavioral protocols and novel drug treatments to halt and reverse mental health disorders, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We first discuss the neural circuits for self-identity and mood and stress control. We discuss Dr. Williams’ work using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to depression, trauma, PTSD, and other mood disorders. We then dive deep into the history, biology, modern use, and safety margins of the various psychedelics, including MDMA, LSD, ketamine, ibogaine, ayahuasca, and psilocybin, as well as cannabis and the use of SSRIs in both adults and children. Finally, we discuss behavioral treatments for mental health disorders, including sleep and sleep deprivation, light exposure, exercise, and training to control the brain-heart-rate pathways. Regardless of age, all those interested in mental health should benefit from the incredible breadth and depth of Dr. Williams’ knowledge and the clarity with which he conveys that information.

Dr. Nolan Williams
Stanford Profile
Brain Stimulation Lab
Publications
Twitter
LinkedIn
Articles
Adjunctive triple chronotherapy (combined total sleep deprivation, sleep phase advance, and bright light therapy) rapidly improves mood and suicidality in suicidal depressed inpatients: An open label pilot study (Journal of Psychiatric Research)
Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse (The Lancet)
Books
Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism (by Daniel Pinchbeck)
Other Resources
Brain Stimulation Lab – Ongoing & Upcoming Studies
Magnus Medical
Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Nolan Williams, Brain Stimulation & Depression Treatment
00:03:31 Huberman Lab Premium
00:04:42 InsideTracker, Eight Sleep, ROKA
00:08:37 Momentous Supplements
00:09:16 Depression, Risk Factors, Emergency Psychiatric Treatments
00:15:11 The Brain-Heart Connection, Vagus Nerve, Prefrontal Cortex
00:17:51 Right vs. Left Brain Hemispheres & Mood Balance, Connectome
00:22:34 Heart Rate & Depression, Behavioral Interventions, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
00:33:02 Prefrontal Cortex & Cognitive Control, TMS
00:37:46 AG1 (Athletic Greens)
00:39:00 Belief/Identity “Rules”, Re-scripting, TMS & Talk Therapy
00:45:49 Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, TMS & Depression Treatment
00:48:36 Cingulate Cortex & Emotion, Dissociation & Catatonia
00:54:27 Ketamine, the Opioid System & Depression; Psychedelic Experience or Biology?
01:03:42 SSRIs, Serotonin & Depression; Childhood, Chemical Imbalance or Circuit?
01:13:58 Memories & “Rule” Creation; Psilocybin & “Rule” Resolution
01:21:00 MDMA & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment, Psilocybin & Depression Treatment
01:24:12 Is MDMA Neurotoxic?, Drug Purity, Dopamine Surges, Post-MDMA Prolactin
01:30:38 Psilocybin, Brain Connectivity & Depression Treatment
01:34:53 Exposure Response Prevention: “Letting Go” & Depression Treatment
01:41:23 Normal Spectrums for Mental Health Disorders
01:45:35 Ibogaine & “Life Review”; PTSD, Depression & Clinical Trials
01:57:16 Clinical Use of Psychedelics
02:01:59 Ayahuasca, Brazilian Prisoner Study
02:06:55 Cannabis: THC, CBD & Psychosis, Clinical Uses
02:14:52 Personal Relative Drug Risk & Alcohol
02:20:42 Circadian Reset for Depression, Sleep Deprivation, Light
02:28:43 Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT) Study
02:34:25 Space Learning Theory & TMS Stimulation
02:45:35 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Huberman Lab Premium, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media

Huberman Lab E93 | Dr. Nolan Williams: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring

In this episode, I explain how the brain engages in creative thinking and, based on that mechanistic understanding, the tools to improve one’s ability to think creatively and innovate in any area. I discuss how convergent and divergent thinking are essential for generating creative ideas and provide three types of meditation tools (open monitoring meditation, focused attention meditation & non-sleep deep rest; NSDR), which improve our ability to engage in these creative thinking patterns in specific and powerful ways. I also discuss how dopamine and mood contribute to the creative process and describe behavioral, nutritional and supplementation-based approaches for increasing dopamine to engage in creative thought and implementation. I explain how movement and storytelling (narrative) approaches can generate novel creative ideas and how substances like alcohol, cannabis, and psilocybin impact our creative ability. Excitingly, creativity is a skill that can be cultivated and enhanced; this episode outlines many tools to help anyone access creativity and apply creative patterns of thought to different domains of life.

Articles
Open monitoring meditation reduces the involvement of brain regions related to memory function (Scientific Reports)
The (b)link between creativity and dopamine: Spontaneous eye blink rates predict and dissociate divergent and convergent thinking (Cognition)
Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness (Cognitive Brain Research)
Exploring the effect of microdosing psychedelics on creativity in an open-label natural setting (Psychopharmacology)
A new method for training creativity: narrative as an alternative to divergent thinking (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
More creative through positive mood? Not everyone! (Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)
Dopaminergic control of cognitive flexibility in humans and animals (Frontiers in Neuroscience)
Other Resources
10-minute NSDR
Timestamps
00:00:00 Creativity
00:04:30 ROKA, Thesis, LMNT, Momentous
00:08:51 What is Creativity?
00:11:16 Creativity in Visual Arts, Escher & Banksy
00:23:37 Neural Circuits of Creativity
00:31:58 AG1 (Athletic Greens)
00:33:13 Creative Ideas & Divergent Thinking
00:42:09 Testing Creative Ideas & Convergent Thinking
00:46:41 Dopamine, Convergent & Divergent Thinking Pathways
00:57:02 InsideTracker
00:58:06 Tool: Open Monitoring Meditation & Divergent Thinking
01:07:38 Tool: Focused Attention Meditation & Convergent Thinking
01:11:06 Mood, Creativity & Dopamine
01:16:00 Tool: Mood Calibrating, Caffeine & Dopamine
01:23:41 Dopamine Supplementation; L-Tyrosine, Caffeine
01:30:15 Tool: Non-Sleep Deep Rest, Mesocortical Dopamine & Divergent Thinking
01:43:13 Serotonin, Psylocibin & Creative Thinking
01:49:13 Alcohol & Autobiographical Scripting; Cannabis
01:52:04 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Creativity
01:54:45 Tool: Movement & Divergent Thinking
02:01:02 Tool: Narratives & Storytelling for Creativity
02:14:47 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media

Huberman Lab E42 | The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation

Track from Signal - Emptyset, latest release on Subtext Recordings. Emptyset present a live recording of their performance project Signal exploring the effects of atmospheric propagation and transmitted sound.

Emptyset - Side 1 - Signal (SUB015)

“Night - A Landscape With Factory” appears on David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski's Polish Night Music out now, 

CD/LP: http://bit.ly/1RYGY6M
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Website:  http://davidlynch.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidlynchofficial/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_lynch

David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski : Night - A Landscape With Factory

A mash up of ambient techno, dub techno, ambient and abstract atmospheres with an interposes from Jonas Mekas, Andrej Mironov and Jiddu Krishnamurti, all blended and mixed together to push you into process of recalling past experiences

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Luna 247: From the Ember Music EP "Sentient Ocean." Visit www.embermusic.com

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The Reception Drill: From the Ember Music EP "Sentient Ocean." Visit www.embermusic.com

Solaris Affair - The Reception Drill

Lindsay Lohan Circa 2009 - No Potion

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❖ Arco, part of Ronda Sound Collective (@rondasoundcollective), lost his heart in Mexico and loves tunes & tracks full of character: 

funky cumbias, meditative mantras or sound shapes out of nature - 
most important thing: 
a suitable rhythm that invites to get shaky ! Que les vaya muy muy bien!

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Gary O'Connor - Shine

LET THE BEAT CONTROL YOUR BODY

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Sabrina Rodríguez (stylized as 'sabrinarguez') is a multidisciplinary artist and performer working with glitch and noise artifacts, digital synthesizers, samples and experimental sound editing; researching about the mutually constructive nature of human identity and technology.
Contact: sabrinarguez@gmail.com
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Sabrina Rodríguez (escrito como 'sabrinarguez') es una artista multidisciplinar y performer que trabaja con artefactos de glitch y ruido, sintetizadores digitales, samples y edición de sonido experimental; investigando sobre la naturaleza mutuamente constructiva de la identidad humana y la tecnología.
Contacto: sabrinarguez@gmail.com

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