Tools to Enhance Working Memory & Attention
from Huberman Lab
by Scicomm Media
Published: Mon Jan 29 2024
Show Notes
In this episode, I discuss working memory, which is critical for learning and productivity, strategy setting, goal seeking, and navigating new environments. I explain the key role of dopamine and the biological mechanisms underlying working memory and how working memory differs from both short- and long-term memory.
I also describe science-supported tools to enhance working memory and attention—including zero- or low-cost behavioral, supplemental and pharmacologic approaches. I include how to assess your working memory and how to use memory tasks to determine your baseline dopamine levels in certain brain circuits.
This episode provides listeners with highly actionable tools to assess and improve their attention to specific tasks and task-switching capacity and to enhance their overall productivity.
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Timestamps
Working Memory
Sponsors: Mateina, BetterHelp & Helix Sleep
Short- vs. Long-Term Memory
Neuroplasticity
Working Memory; Attention & Focus
Working Memory Test
Sponsor: AG1
Brain & Working Memory; Dopamine
Working Memory Capacity Test
Increasing Dopamine & Working Memory
Task Switching, Distractions
Sponsor: LMNT
Tool: Yoga Nidra, Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) & Dopamine
Tool: Deliberate Cold Exposure & Dopamine
Tool: Working Memory & Binaural Beats
Supplements to Increase Dopamine: L-Tyrosine, Mucuna Pruriens
Dopamine Prescriptions, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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