How to Learn Faster by Using Failures, Movement & Balance
from Huberman Lab
by Scicomm Media
Published: Mon Feb 15 2021
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!
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Timestamps
Introduction
Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up
Nerves and Muscles
Exercise alone won’t change your brain
Behavior will change your brain
Remembering the wrong things
Behavior as the gate to plasticity
Types of Plasticity
Errors Not Flow Trigger Plasticity
Mechanisms of Plasticity
What to learn when you are young
Alignment of your brain maps: neuron sandwiches
Wearing Prisms On Your Face
The KEY Trigger Plasticity
Frustration Is the Feeling to Follow (Further into Learning)
Incremental Learning
Huberman Free Throws
Failure Specificity Triggers Specific Plastic Changes
Triggering Rapid, Massive Plasticity Made Possible
Addiction
An Example of Ultradian-Incremental Learning
Bad Events
Surprise!
Making Dopamine Work For You (Not The Other Way Around)
HOW to release dopamine
(Mental) Performance Enhancing Drugs
Timing Your Learning
(Chem)Trails of Neuroplasticity
The Three Key Levers To Accelerate Plasticity
Limbic Friction: Finding Clear, Calm and Focused
The First Question To Ask Yourself Before Learning
Balance
Cerebellum
Flow States Are Not The Path To Learning
Novelty and Instability Are Key
How to Arrive At Learning
The Other Reason Kids Learn Faster Than Adults
Learning French and Other Things Faster
Yoga versus Science
Closing Remarks