Huberman Lab · 2026-08-06 · 35 min · 5,943 words

Essentials: Control Your Brain Chemistry for Focus, Motivation & Well-Being

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Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials. Where we revisit past episodes. for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance. I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. Today we're going to discuss your brain chemistry.

and how to control and optimize your brain chemistry for all aspects of mental health, physical health, and performance. The important thing to know is that your brain and your spinal cord And the rest of your so called nervous system. Control all the organs of your body.

and that all the organs of your body feed back meaning they communicate through chemicals and other means to your nervous system. And vitally important is the fact that which neural circuits are active

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