How to Learn Faster by Using Failures, Movement & Balance
Huberman Lab
In this episode, I discuss how we can use specific types of behavior to change our brain, both for sake of learning the movements themselves and for allowing us to learn non-movement-based information as well. I describe the key role that errors play in triggering our brains to change and how the vestibular (balance) system can activate and amplify neuroplasticity. As always, I cover science and science-based practical tools. Thank you in advance for your questions and for your interest in science!
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
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Waking Up: wakingup.com/huberman
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:29 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
00:06:20 Nerves and Muscles
00:12:00 Exercise alone won’t change your brain
00:12:58 Behavior will change your brain
00:13:30 Remembering the wrong things
00:15:00 Behavior as the gate to plasticity
00:15:45 Types of Plasticity
00:17:32 Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity
00:21:30 Mechanisms of Plasticity
00:22:30 What to learn when you are young
00:23:50 Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches
00:26:00 Wearing Prisms On Your Face
00:29:10 The KEY Trigger Plasticity
00:32:20 Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning)
00:33:10 Incremental Learning
00:35:30 Huberman Free Throws
00:38:50 Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes
00:40:20 Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible
00:43:25 Addiction
00:45:25 An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning
00:49:42 Bad Events
00:51:55 Surprise!
00:52:00 Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around)
00:53:20 HOW to release dopamine
00:55:00 (Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs
00:56:00 Timing Your Learning
00:57:36 (Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity
00:58:57 The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity
00:59:15 Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused
01:04:25 The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning
01:05:00 Balance
01:07:45 Cerebellum
01:10:00 Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning
01:11:18 Novelty and Instability Are Key
01:14:55 How to Arrive At Learning
01:15:45 The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults
01:19:25 Learning French and Other Things Faster
01:22:00 Yoga versus Science
01:32:00 Closing Remarks
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<p>In this episode, I discuss how we can use specific types of behavior to change our brain, both for sake of learning the movements themselves and for allowing us to learn non-movement-based information as well. I describe the key role that errors play in triggering our brains to change and how the vestibular (balance) system can activate and amplify neuroplasticity. As always, I cover science and science-based practical tools. Thank you in advance for your questions and for your interest in science!</p><p>For the full show notes, visit <a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/using-failures-movement-and-balance-to-learn-faster">hubermanlab.com</a>.</p><h2>Thank you to our sponsors</h2><p>AG1: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/huberman">https://athleticgreens.com/huberman</a></p><p>LMNT: <a href="https://go.hubermanlab.com/lmnt-back-catalog">https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab</a></p><p>Waking Up: <a href="https://www.wakingup.com/huberman">https://www.wakingup.com/huberman</a></p><h2>Timestamps</h2><p>00:00:00 Introduction </p><p>00:00:29 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up </p><p>00:06:20 Nerves and Muscles </p><p>00:12:00 Exercise alone won’t change your brain </p><p>00:12:58 Behavior will change your brain </p><p>00:13:30 Remembering the wrong things </p><p>00:15:00 Behavior as the gate to plasticity </p><p>00:15:45 Types of Plasticity </p><p>00:17:32 Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity </p><p>00:21:30 Mechanisms of Plasticity </p><p>00:22:30 What to learn when you are young </p><p>00:23:50 Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches </p><p>00:26:00 Wearing Prisms On Your Face </p><p>00:29:10 The KEY Trigger Plasticity </p><p>00:32:20 Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning) </p><p>00:33:10 Incremental Learning </p><p>00:35:30 Huberman Free Throws </p><p>00:38:50 Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes </p><p>00:40:20 Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible </p><p>00:43:25 Addiction </p><p>00:45:25 An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning </p><p>00:49:42 Bad Events </p><p>00:51:55 Surprise! </p><p>00:52:00 Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around) </p><p>00:53:20 HOW to release dopamine </p><p>00:55:00 (Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs </p><p>00:56:00 Timing Your Learning </p><p>00:57:36 (Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity </p><p>00:58:57 The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity </p><p>00:59:15 Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused </p><p>01:04:25 The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning </p><p>01:05:00 Balance </p><p>01:07:45 Cerebellum </p><p>01:10:00 Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning </p><p>01:11:18 Novelty and Instability Are Key </p><p>01:14:55 How to Arrive At Learning </p><p>01:15:45 The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults </p><p>01:19:25 Learning French and Other Things Faster </p><p>01:22:00 Yoga versus Science </p><p>01:32:00 Closing Remarks </p><p><a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer">Disclaimer & Disclosures</a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>
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Show Notes
In this episode, I discuss how we can use specific types of behavior to change our brain, both for sake of learning the movements themselves and for allowing us to learn non-movement-based information as well. I describe the key role that errors play in triggering our brains to change and how the vestibular (balance) system can activate and amplify neuroplasticity. As always, I cover science and science-based practical tools. Thank you in advance for your questions and for your interest in science!
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1: athleticgreens.com/huberman
LMNT: drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab
Waking Up: wakingup.com/huberman
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:29 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
00:06:20 Nerves and Muscles
00:12:00 Exercise alone won’t change your brain
00:12:58 Behavior will change your brain
00:13:30 Remembering the wrong things
00:15:00 Behavior as the gate to plasticity
00:15:45 Types of Plasticity
00:17:32 Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity
00:21:30 Mechanisms of Plasticity
00:22:30 What to learn when you are young
00:23:50 Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches
00:26:00 Wearing Prisms On Your Face
00:29:10 The KEY Trigger Plasticity
00:32:20 Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning)
00:33:10 Incremental Learning
00:35:30 Huberman Free Throws
00:38:50 Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes
00:40:20 Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible
00:43:25 Addiction
00:45:25 An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning
00:49:42 Bad Events
00:51:55 Surprise!
00:52:00 Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around)
00:53:20 HOW to release dopamine
00:55:00 (Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs
00:56:00 Timing Your Learning
00:57:36 (Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity
00:58:57 The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity
00:59:15 Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused
01:04:25 The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning
01:05:00 Balance
01:07:45 Cerebellum
01:10:00 Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning
01:11:18 Novelty and Instability Are Key
01:14:55 How to Arrive At Learning
01:15:45 The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults
01:19:25 Learning French and Other Things Faster
01:22:00 Yoga versus Science
01:32:00 Closing Remarks
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Raw Description
<p>In this episode, I discuss how we can use specific types of behavior to change our brain, both for sake of learning the movements themselves and for allowing us to learn non-movement-based information as well. I describe the key role that errors play in triggering our brains to change and how the vestibular (balance) system can activate and amplify neuroplasticity. As always, I cover science and science-based practical tools. Thank you in advance for your questions and for your interest in science!</p><p>For the full show notes, visit <a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/using-failures-movement-and-balance-to-learn-faster">hubermanlab.com</a>.</p><h2>Thank you to our sponsors</h2><p>AG1: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/huberman">https://athleticgreens.com/huberman</a></p><p>LMNT: <a href="https://go.hubermanlab.com/lmnt-back-catalog">https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab</a></p><p>Waking Up: <a href="https://www.wakingup.com/huberman">https://www.wakingup.com/huberman</a></p><h2>Timestamps</h2><p>00:00:00 Introduction </p><p>00:00:29 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up </p><p>00:06:20 Nerves and Muscles </p><p>00:12:00 Exercise alone won’t change your brain </p><p>00:12:58 Behavior will change your brain </p><p>00:13:30 Remembering the wrong things </p><p>00:15:00 Behavior as the gate to plasticity </p><p>00:15:45 Types of Plasticity </p><p>00:17:32 Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity </p><p>00:21:30 Mechanisms of Plasticity </p><p>00:22:30 What to learn when you are young </p><p>00:23:50 Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches </p><p>00:26:00 Wearing Prisms On Your Face </p><p>00:29:10 The KEY Trigger Plasticity </p><p>00:32:20 Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning) </p><p>00:33:10 Incremental Learning </p><p>00:35:30 Huberman Free Throws </p><p>00:38:50 Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes </p><p>00:40:20 Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible </p><p>00:43:25 Addiction </p><p>00:45:25 An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning </p><p>00:49:42 Bad Events </p><p>00:51:55 Surprise! </p><p>00:52:00 Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around) </p><p>00:53:20 HOW to release dopamine </p><p>00:55:00 (Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs </p><p>00:56:00 Timing Your Learning </p><p>00:57:36 (Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity </p><p>00:58:57 The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity </p><p>00:59:15 Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused </p><p>01:04:25 The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning </p><p>01:05:00 Balance </p><p>01:07:45 Cerebellum </p><p>01:10:00 Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning </p><p>01:11:18 Novelty and Instability Are Key </p><p>01:14:55 How to Arrive At Learning </p><p>01:15:45 The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults </p><p>01:19:25 Learning French and Other Things Faster </p><p>01:22:00 Yoga versus Science </p><p>01:32:00 Closing Remarks </p><p><a href="https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer">Disclaimer & Disclosures</a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>