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Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.

Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine • Host of Huberman Lab • Focused on science and health research and public education

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PROTOCOLS: An Operating Manual for the Human Body From
@simonschuster
Release Date 9/15/26 Available for Pre-order now at all major books sellers (Amazon etc.) & at protocolsbook.comAudio version (read by me) also available. Thank you for your interest in science!
The data on cannabis use in young people (age 12-18) leading to schizophrenia and psychosis later in life even after cessation of cannabis use, are striking, concerning & lend balance to the idea that cannabis is harmless or better b/c it is “safer than alcohol”.
Replying to @MrBeast
If I win I will give 100% of the funds to pay for full-ride college scholarships for students that would otherwise have to take loans in order to attend. These would of course be called the Huberman Beast Scholarships.
People are lighting fires in otherwise non-burning urban areas of LA. Saw this happen first hand at 302 Pico in Santa Monica. Called it in & fire dept & police responded. Stay safe and call in any activity ASAP. We don’t need more flames out here.
Drinking fluoride and brushing your teeth with it are two different things. Just saying.
If this image doesn’t make clear to you that the eyes are an extension of the brain, or more technically, that the retinas are truly brain tissue but merely reside outside the cranial vault, please consider a brain scan.

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Don’t ask how people are doing, ask how they are sleeping. You’ll learn a lot more.
How well you slept last night and when you felt sleepy to go to bed, and how you felt on waking are MAINLY controlled by how early and how much sunlight you viewed before 10am in the preceding 2-3 days. Other factors matter but that’s the biggie folks. Non-negotiable biology.
This week I learned from a sleep expert
@UCLA
that if we go to sleep 1-2hrs later than usual we get none (zero) of the normal in-sleep bolus of growth hormone that night, regardless if we sleep in. In other words, keeping regular to-sleep times is as important as sleep duration.
If you wake up after 4-5 hours of sleep & find it hard to go back to sleep, it’s likely you offset your primary sleep drive (due to adenosine buildup etc). The next 2-3hrs of would-be sleep is when learning associated brain changes occur. 3 things help in this scenario. (Thread)
It doesn’t matter what you eat; if you eat too much (volume) of food, you’ll be tired. It’s called blood flow diversion. Eat to 85% full and you’ll avoid this source of fatigue. #science
Advice I got early in my career: Don’t over engage in any controversy unless you are willing to stake your entire reputation on it. Rather, keep focused on discovering new things & creating, or else you become known for the controversy & nothing else; there is no going back.
Chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin developed a process to achieve peak performance in any craft or career. He’s applied it to the world of investing, professional sports, science and more. The MIQ Process. It is not a quick fix, but rather a rewiring of your default settings.
Starting tomorrow, and every Monday thereafter, full length episodes of the Huberman Lab podcast will be released on
@X
. Thank you for your interest in science!