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Huberman Lab · Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min read
Huberman Lab Essentials: Office Hours on Light, Sleep, Learning and Temperature

Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on light, exercise timing, learning during sleep and rest, smart drugs, temperature and food for better sleep and focus.

Huberman Lab · Oct 6, 2026 · 11 min read
How to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work and Sleeplessness: Andrew Huberman on Your Temperature Minimum

Andrew Huberman shows how to use your temperature minimum, light, exercise and food to beat jet lag, manage shift work and sleep better at any age.

Huberman Lab · Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min read
Understand and Use Dreams to Learn and Forget: Andrew Huberman on REM, Slow Wave Sleep and Emotional Unlearning (Essentials)

Andrew Huberman explains how slow wave sleep builds motor skills and REM sleep strips emotion from memories, and how to get more of each.

Huberman Lab · Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Focus to Change Your Brain: Andrew Huberman on Adult Neuroplasticity (Essentials)

Andrew Huberman explains how adults can change their brains through alertness, focused attention, visual focus tools and deep rest.

Huberman Lab · Oct 5, 2026 · 13 min read
How Thyroid Hormone and Growth Hormone Control Your Metabolism, and How to Support Both

Andrew Huberman explains thyroid and growth hormone, with tools from iodine and selenium to deep sleep, smart exercise, arginine and sauna.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Andrew Huberman on Using Cortisol and Adrenaline to Boost Energy, Immunity and Learning

Andrew Huberman explains how to time cortisol and use short bursts of adrenaline to raise energy, strengthen immunity and learn faster.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Samer Hattar on Timing Light, Food and Exercise for Better Sleep, Energy and Mood

Circadian scientist Samer Hattar explains how to time light, meals and exercise, his tripartite model, jet lag fixes and why daylight saving time hurts.

Huberman Lab · Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System: Breathing, Heat, Sleep and Mindset

Andrew Huberman explains how the brain and immune system talk to each other, with tools from nasal breathing to cyclic hyperventilation and sauna.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 13 min read
Dr. David Spiegel on Clinical Hypnosis: How It Works and How to Use It for Stress, Pain, Sleep and Trauma

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains the brain science of hypnosis and how self-hypnosis can ease stress, pain, insomnia, phobias and trauma.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 14 min read
Dr. Andy Galpin on Building Strength, Muscle Size and Endurance: Protocols, Hydration, Recovery and Supplements

Exercise scientist Andy Galpin gives clear protocols for strength, hypertrophy and endurance, plus hydration, cold, heat, recovery and supplements.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 18 min read
Dr. John Kruse on ADHD: Sleep Timing, Behavioral Tools, Stimulants and Non-Stimulant Medications

Psychiatrist John Kruse explains ADHD's causes, the four daily basics, sleep timing, stimulant risks and the full range of medication options.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Staci Whitman on the Oral Microbiome, Nasal Breathing, Fluoride, and Whole-Body Health

Functional dentist Staci Whitman on why harsh oral products backfire, how teeth self-repair, nasal breathing, fluoride, and gum-disease links to the body.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 12 min read
Using Light to Optimize Health: Sunlight, UVB, Red Light and Flicker Therapy with Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman explains how sunlight, UVB, red and near-infrared light shape hormones, mood, pain, immunity, sleep, skin and aging eyes.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Dr. Wendy Suzuki on Exercise, Meditation, and Sleep for Better Attention and Memory

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains what makes memories stick and how exercise, meditation, and sleep sharpen focus and memory.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Matt Walker on Perfecting Your Sleep: Sleep Stages, Caffeine, Alcohol, Supplements, Naps and Unconventional Tips

Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains sleep stages, how caffeine, alcohol and cannabis disrupt sleep, what supplements show, and practical sleep tips.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Abud Bakri on Peptides: BPC-157, Thymic and Russian Bioregulators, GHK-Cu, Growth Hormone Secretagogues and GLP-1s

Internal medicine physician Dr. Abud Bakri walks Andrew Huberman through what's known, unknown and risky about today's most popular peptides.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge on Eating for Better Sleep and Foods That Improve Metabolic Health

Columbia's Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge explains how sleep loss drives overeating, and how meal timing, fiber, fats and diet quality shape sleep.

Huberman Lab · Sep 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Huberman's Sleep Toolkit: Light, Temperature, Caffeine Timing and Supplements for Better Sleep

Andrew Huberman's practical toolkit for better sleep: morning and evening light, caffeine timing, temperature, supplements, jet lag and shift work.

Huberman Lab · Sep 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Huberman Lab Q&A: Late-Night Pre-Workouts, Morning Light, Memory, Fertility, Menopause and Finding Your Passion

Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on late workouts, morning light, memory, smell, fertility, perimenopause, surgery recovery and passion.

Huberman Lab · Sep 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Dr. Max Krummel on How the Immune System Works: Aging, the Thymus, Sleep, Memory and Vaccines

UCSF immunologist Max Krummel explains the immune system as a sensing network, and how aging, sleep, the thymus, memories and vaccines shape it.

Huberman Lab · Sep 25, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Gina Poe on How Each Stage of Sleep Shapes Learning, Memory, Creativity, and Emotional Recovery (Huberman Lab Essentials)

Dr. Gina Poe explains how each sleep stage builds memory, clears the brain, sparks creativity, and helps strip the emotion from hard memories.

Huberman Lab · May 4, 2025 · 8 min read
How to Optimize Testosterone & Estrogen | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman explains where testosterone and estrogen come from and how breathing, light, temperature, exercise and supplements affect them.

Huberman Lab · Apr 28, 2025 · 8 min read
Control Pain & Heal Faster With Your Brain | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman explains why pain is a perception, how love and belief blunt it, and a sleep, walking and heat protocol for faster healing.

Huberman Lab · Apr 27, 2025 · 8 min read
Optimize Your Learning & Creativity With Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman walks through his daily routine for learning and creativity, from morning light and delayed caffeine to NSDR and evening light.

Huberman Lab · Apr 23, 2025 · 7 min read
Essentials Master Your Sleep Be More Alert When Awake

Huberman explains adenosine and the light-set circadian clock, with tools for timing sunlight, avoiding night light, naps, NSDR and sleep supplements.

Huberman Lab · Apr 22, 2025 · 9 min read
Essentials: How Your Brain Works & Changes

Andrew Huberman explains the nervous system's parts and functions, and how focus, sleep and 90-minute cycles drive adult neuroplasticity.

Huberman Lab · Apr 17, 2025 · 10 min read
Optimal Protocols for Studying & Learning

Andrew Huberman explains why testing yourself soon after learning halves forgetting, plus focus, sleep, study habits, emotion and interleaving tools.

Huberman Lab · Apr 16, 2025 · 10 min read
AMA #18: Cold Therapy Advice, Skin Health Tips, Motivation, Learning Strategies & More

Huberman answers listener questions on thinning skin, cold plunge temperatures, self-motivation, REM sleep, school learning and shilajit.

Huberman Lab · Apr 14, 2025 · 10 min read
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the ICC Sydney Theatre

Huberman's Sydney live Q&A: naps and NSDR, dose-dependent placebo, learning and rest, psychedelics in the clinic, gut health and focus.

Huberman Lab · Apr 14, 2025 · 10 min read
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

At a live Brisbane Q&A, Andrew Huberman answers questions on nicotine, ADHD, recovering from years of poor sleep, burnout, diet, TRT, breathing and parenting.