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Essentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack Feldman

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Essentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack Feldman

Huberman Lab

Nov 13
Huberman Lab

Huberman Lab

Nov 13
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Jack Feldman, PhD, a Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a leading expert in the science of breathing. We explain the mechanics of breathing and...

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This episode delves into the science of breathing, exploring how neural circuits control respiration and how conscious breathwork can influence mental and physical health. The discussion bridges fundamental neurobiology with practical applications for enhancing cognitive function and emotional regulation.
00:29
The Pre-Bötzinger Complex in the brainstem initiates each breath
08:32
The diaphragm allows mammals to increase lung volume by 20% with minimal effort
14:32
A physiological sigh every five minutes reopens collapsed alveoli that normal breaths cannot.
18:22
Drug overdose can lead to breathing cessation
21:43
Mice showed reduced freezing in fear tests after slowed breathing protocol
26:30
Slowed breathing for 30 minutes daily in mice alters fear centers and shortens fear response to foot shock.
27:31
The vagus nerve's normal rhythm may influence emotional and cognitive processing.
29:44
The body's breathing control is highly sensitive to CO2 levels, which affect brain state and ventilation.
32:56
Slow breathing can disrupt depressive neural circuits and improve mental function
42:29
Magnesium L-Threonate is uniquely effective at increasing brain magnesium levels by leveraging threonate's transporter mechanism
44:29
Magnesium L-Threonate leads to eight-year cognitive improvement in three months

Chapters

Jack Feldman
00:00
Breathing Mechanics, Diaphragm; Pre-Bötzinger Complex & Breath Initiation
00:23
Nose vs Mouth Breathing
03:25
Sponsor: Mateina
04:23
Active Expiration & Brain; Retrotrapezoid Nucleus
05:24
Diaphragm & Evolution; Lung Surface Area & Alveoli, Oxygen Exchange
08:32
Diaphragmatic vs Non-Diaphragmatic Breathing
12:56
Physiological Sighs: Frequency & Function; Polio & Ventilators
14:23
Sponsor: AGZ by AG1
18:21
Drug Overdose, Death & Gasps
19:52
Meditation, Slow Breathing & Fear Conditioning Study
21:38
Mechanistic Science in Breathwork Validation; Breath Practice & Reduced Fear
25:28
Breathing & Emotional/Cognitive State, Olfaction, Vagus Nerve
27:21
Carbon Dioxide, Hyperventilation & Anxiety
29:44
Sponsor: Eight Sleep
31:21
Breathing, Emotion & Autonomic Processes Coordination; Depression & Breath Practices
32:47
Tool: Breathwork Practices, Box Breathing, Tummo, Wim Hof
36:43
Magnesium L-Threonate & Cognitive Enhancement; Compound Refinement
38:46
Clinical Trial, Magnesium L-Threonate & Cognitive Improvements; Dose, Sleep
44:28
Acknowledgements
48:28

Transcript

Andrew Huberman: 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. Speaker 3: I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobio...