Essentials: Control Your Brain Chemistry for Focus, Motivation & Well-Being

Aug 6, 2026 · 35 min · YouTube

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0:00Welcome 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.

0:11I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.

0:17Today we're going to discuss your brain chemistry and how to control and optimize your brain chemistry for all aspects of mental health, physical health, and performance.

0:27The important thing to know is that your brain and your spinal cord and the rest of your so-called nervous system control all the organs of your body and that all the organs of your body feed back, meaning they communicate through chemicals and other means to your nervous system.

0:44And vitally important is the fact that which neural circuits are active and which neural circuits are likely to be less active at any given moment depends on two major categories of chemicals.

0:58It depends on hormones and it depends on so-called neuromodulators.

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