The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Essentials: ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore the biology and psychology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and discuss both prescription and non-prescription treatment options.
I discuss the neural circuits involved in attention and concentration, emphasizing dopamine's role in regulating and coordinating focus. I explain how common prescription stimulants like Ritalin, Adderall, and Modafinil act on the brain to treat ADHD, and discuss non-drug approaches, including supplements and behavioral training to support focus. The episode offers tools and insights beneficial not only for those with ADHD but for anyone seeking to improve attention and focus.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
00:01:10 ADHD Challenges, Attention, Impulsivity, Hyperfocus, Time Perception, Working Memory
00:05:22 Sponsor: Eight Sleep
00:07:03 Dopamine & Focus; Default Mode Network & Task Network
00:11:57 ADHD & Low-Dopamine Hypothesis, Stimulants, Sugar
00:16:15 ADHD Prescriptions, Ritalin, Adderall, Stimulants
00:18:05 Sponsor: Joovv
00:19:18 Children, Learning to Focus & ADHD Prescriptions
00:22:26 Attentional Blinks, Tool: Improve Focus, Open-Monitoring, Panoramic Vision
00:26:28 Blinking, Dopamine & Time Perception, Tool: Visual Focus Training
00:30:39 Sponsor: AG1
00:32:16 Ritalin, Adderall, Modafinil, Side Effects, Tapering
00:34:05 Omega-3 Fatty Acids, EPA, DHA & Attention Effects; Phosphatidylserine
00:36:01 Modafinil, Armodafinil
00:36:51 Acetylcholine, Alpha-GPC
00:38:55 L-Tyrosine, Dopamine, Preexisting Conditions & Caution
00:39:51 Smartphones & Focus, Tool: Limiting Smartphone Use
00:41:56 Recap & Key Takeaways
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