How to Learn Faster by Using Failures, Movement & Balance | Episode 7
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! Thank you to our sponsors Headspace - http://headspace.com/specialoffer Athletic Greens - http://athleticgreens.com/huberman Madefor - https://getmadefor.com/ -- code: Huberman Supplements from Thorne https://www.thorne.com/u/huberman Timestamps below (00:00:00): Introduction (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 Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac Disclaimer
