Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation Focus Satisfaction

This episode serves as a sort of Dopamine Masterclass I discuss the immensely powerful chemical that we all make in our brain and body dopamine I describe what it does and the neural circuits involved I explain dopamine peaks and baselines and the cell biology of dopamine depletion I include 14 tools for how to control your dopamine release for sake of motivation focus avoiding and combating addiction and depression and I explain why dopamine stacking with chemicals and behaviors inevitably leads to states of underwhelm and poor performance I explain how to achieve sustained increases in baseline dopamine compounds that injure and protect dopamine neurons including caffeine from specific sources I describe non-prescription supplements for increasing dopamine both their benefits and risks and synergy of pro-dopamine supplements with those that increase acetylcholine HubermanLab Dopamine Motivation Thank you to our sponsors ROKA - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww roka com 2Fhuberman a InsideTracker - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww insidetracker com 2Fhuberman a Headspace - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww headspace com 2Fspecialoffer a Logitech Event - Rethink Education The Biology of Learning a https 3A 2F 2Finfo logitech com 2FReThink-Education html a Support Research in Huberman Lab at Stanford a https 3A 2F 2Fhubermanlab stanford edu 2Fgiving a Supplements from Thorne a http 3A 2F 2Fwww thorne com 2Fu 2Fhuberman a Social Instagram - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2Fhubermanlab a Twitter - a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fhubermanlab a Facebook - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fhubermanlab a Website - a https 3A 2F 2Fhubermanlab com a Newsletter - a https 3A 2F 2Fhubermanlab com a neural-network Links Review on Dopamine a https 3A 2F 2Fwww nature com 2Farticles 2Fs41583-021-00455-7 a Cold Exposure Dopamine a https 3A 2F 2Flink springer com 2Farticle 2F10 1007 252Fs004210050065 a Timestamps 00 00 00 Introduction Tool 1 to Induce Lasting Dopamine 00 04 48 Sponsors Roka InsideTracker Headspace 00 09 10 Upcoming Zero-Cost Neuroplasticity Seminar for Educators 00 09 58 What Dopamine Really Does 00 15 30 Two Main Neural Circuits for Dopamine 00 18 14 How Dopamine Is Released Locally and Broadly 00 22 03 Fast and Slow Effects of Dopamine 00 25 03 Dopamine Neurons Co-Release Glutamate 00 28 00 Your Dopamine History Really Matters 00 30 30 Parkinson s Drugs That Kill Dopamine Neurons My Dopamine Experience 00 36 58 Tool 3 Controlling Dopamine Peaks Baselines 00 40 06 Chocolate Sex Pursuit Behavior Nicotine Cocaine Amphetamine Exercise 00 46 46 Tool 4 Caffeine Increases Dopamine Receptors 00 49 54 Pursuit Excitement Your Dopamine Setpoint 00 56 46 Your Pleasure-Pain Balance Defining Pain 01 00 00 Addiction Dopamine Depletion Replenishing Dopamine 01 07 50 Tool 5 Ensure Your Best Healthy Dopamine Release 01 15 28 Smart Phones How They Alter Our Dopamine Circuits 01 19 45 Stimulants Spiking Dopamine Counterproductive for Work Exercise Attention 01 22 20 Caffeine Sources Matter Yerba Mate Dopamine Neuron Protection 01 24 20 Caffeine Neurotoxicity of MDMA 01 26 15 Amphetamine Cocaine Detrimental Rewiring of Dopamine Circuits 01 27 57 Ritalin Adderall Ar Modafinil ADHD versus non-Prescription Uses 01 28 45 Tool 6 Stimulating Long-Lasting Increases in Baseline Dopamine 01 37 55 Tool 7 Tuning Your Dopamine for Ongoing Motivation 01 47 40 Tool 8 Intermittent Fasting Effects on Dopamine 01 53 09 Validation of Your Pre-Existing Beliefs Increases Dopamine 01 53 50 Tool 9 Quitting Sugar Highly Palatable Foods 48 Hours 01 55 36 Pornography 01 56 50 Wellbutrin Depression Anxiety 01 58 30 Tool 10 Mucuna Pruriens Prolactin Sperm Crash Warning 02 01 45 Tool 11 L-Tyrosine Dosages Duration of Effects Specificity 02 05 20 Tool 12 Avoiding Melatonin Supplementation Avoiding Light 10pm-4am 02 07 00 Tool 13 Phenylethylamine with Alpha-GPC For Dopamine Focus Energy 02 08 20 Tool 14 Huperzine A 02 10 02 Social Connections Oxytocin Dopamine Release 02 12 20 Direct Indirect Effects e g Maca Synthesis Application 02 14 22 Zero-Cost Other Ways To Support Podcast Research The Huberman Lab Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine nursing or other professional health care services including the giving of medical advice and no doctor patient relationship is formed The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user s own risk The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice diagnosis or treatment Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions Title Card Photo Credit Mike Blabac - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww blabacphoto com a

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