Addiction Explained, Rises & Falls in Dopamine | Dr. Andrew Huberman
Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the science of addiction, focusing on the role of dopamine to understand why quick rewards make addiction so hard to combat.
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort.” The full episode can be found on KZhead here: kzhead.info/sun/fpGNh5Z7n6KwZ6M/bejne.html
Can lack of sexual mood be because of lack of dopamine in us?
I think these short videos are great. They are pretty short and convenient to watch, while still giving good education
Im studying neuronscience in my letures at university and this video came up at the perfect time! Thank you.
Thank you very much Professor Huberman for this video. The truth is that the healthy management of dopamines in our body is a compendium of enormous relevance for life. Best regards from Chile!
I think it would be very beneficial if you did an episode deep diving on the science behind ibogaine. It's incredible what it's done for people with severe addictions and ptsd. And the potential for safer microdoses of it is also very interesting although the science so far as been limited.
The real question is how we can heal the brain from years of heavy artificial dopamine hits. I've been away from addiction for 3 months and still have symptoms
Years of addiction is going to take a long long time to fully heal and even then you will probably always have some symptoms. That's just how it goes sadly. You just get better at managing things that trigger you. It's not going to just go away in a couple months, you have to work at replacing the bad habits with good ones
@@krushrussif thats the best we’ve got then humanity is screwed
Nah you wrong our brains are extremely adaptable
Would love to learn more about iboga/ibogaine’s effects on the dopamine system in relation to addiction and ptsd. An interview with Dr. Deborah Mash about ibogaine and the brain would be sick!
My cocaine use tale, in 81 I spent my entire paycheck one evening..having to borrow 20 dollars to buy gas just to make it home.The next day I experienced the Huge Drop the Dr. described I totally experienced the logic in suicide feeling the worst I remember ever feeling. The insanity of trying to re-experience that first rush...but Never achieving it. I havent done any since.
My best dopamine hits are when I finish a project, get in a good workout (whether cycling or strength training, even on bad days where I don't feel like it or don't feel like I have the energy to). My worst dopamine hits are reaching for a beer or a glass of wine when I finish a project or chore at home or reaching for a cigarette (I know, need to just quit) after a hard workout or ride. But am learning (again) to do better and be better. Much thanks.
Thank you ❤
Obviously, TikTok, Facebook, etc., are using dopamine peaks, but I don't feel a craving for it. Maybe some do, but in my case, I simply stumble upon it and get hooked. Does it disrupt this natural system if there is no comparison between craving and experience? Does the drop below baseline get bigger or smaller? I'd really like to know what Dr Huberman is thinking about this.
excellent presentation - I will share with my counseling colleagues;-)
Does caffeine help or hinder the recovery process? I'm currently in recovery, experiencing anhedonia. No pleasure from anything which sucks. A cup of black coffee gives me a little boost and helps me get some work done and get through the day. However, I don't want to disrupt/extend the recovery process. Any advice from those of you that have been through this would be appreciated.
Addictions are bad. Especially commenting on every Huberman video for dopamine hits. Oooops.
That video triggers extremely, if u had an coca adic. Im imagine some addict who has memories of his pipe (and/or) hits. And than that talk about the high intense dopamine rush. That could give the memories that feeling back which maybe was forgotten or ignored. I am appreciate A Hubermans explanation and his podcas generally, but his description of cocain dopamine causes, are very imaginable and may leading back into those memories, because u want to remember "just" the effect (in a scientific way) but with bad luck this purely scientific curiosity comes with more feelings, more memory and leaves the Science pathway. But you can come back I just wanted to mention that.
Nobody explained me that before that good.
Would using the addiction of choice prior to engaging in a behavior that promotes limbic friction, prime those neural pathways to receive the adjacent prolactin increase, and therefore the significant dopamine increase that follows? Staving off additional cravings for the addicted behavior?
We have to learn how to enhance dopamine in a healthy wayv
Probably a silly question, but where can I find the citations? Specifically for the first stat you mentioned pertaining to alcohol use disorder.
He links to the full episode in the description. All the articles he used are cited there
@@TGCid01 yea but I don't see the citation pertaining to the alcohol use disorder and women.
I was in the army for 11 years... my nickname was HOOVER ... I snorted coke a gram at a time... I've been addicted to dopamine ever since...
How does the dopamine high from illegal drugs compare to comfort foods (eg sugar)? Just in general terms. For instance 10 times more powerful (or more). I’m trying to have an illustration to help non-addicts to understand the addictive properties that drugs hold, building empathy.
What you’re asking can’t really be answered, as it is too much a case of apples to oranges, but quantifiable approaches you could take are dependency rates, or brain blood flow or neurotransmitter concentrations under fMRI or PT scans, respectively, in brain regions correlated with pleasure responses and dopaminergic activity. We generally have dependency rates for various addictive drugs like heroin or meth, but we don’t exactly have that for sugar or junk foods. The only way to estimate that via proxy would be to look at obesity rates, as we can reasonably say that anyone at the level of true medically defined obesity (BMI over 30 and no appreciable amounts of muscle mass) has an addiction to food. That would technically be about 42% of Americans. Heroin, for reference, has a dependency rate of about 1 in 4. So, it stands by that reasoning that 2/5 Americans who try junk food will become “addicted”, and 1/4 people who take heroin will become “addicted”. So, if anything, maybe the heroin addicts should have sympathy for Americans with obesity. Edit: Some research puts “true” food addiction at 5-10%. I don’t buy that given America’s obesity rates, but if that were the metric you were looking at, it would stand to reason that heroin is between 2.5-5x more addictive than junk foods.
@SuperIce6374 well said! Wonderful share!!!
So weed is Safe at all ?
Tapering clonazepam is hell😢
I've tried cocaïne several times, but it really didn't do much for me. I didn't get more energy, all what happened is that i didn't want to engage in contact with others. I find speed way more addictive as it helps me to work more and harder and makes me more talkative.
lol
Talk to Jesus mam He helps me work hard
Talk about Masturbation Addiction too. you never had about this topic
Daddy hubes is the best ^.^
Everything pleasurable in moderation. Candy, drugs, and even sex.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
So is porn and sugar
Both are slow poisions.
It's a super expensive drug! Drains your bank account quickly!!! Agreed, bad drug because you can never get enough. Among other reasons, of course.
Ok
Herion is hell of a drug
Damn... just 2 beers at week
Hube might not be who you think he is. In fact, I have reason to believe Huberman is a viral alien entity. Think about it: If you live your life fully according to the Huberman doctrine, and that includes all the supplements, exercise routines, sunlight in your retina, cold plunges, sauna, etc. etc., then you basically get to a point where the molecular composition of your body is being finely tuned to some desired configuration. What is this configuration, you may ask? It should be obvious: It’s Huberman himself. Under the guise of “health optimization”, Hube is secretly COPYING HIMSELF into his podcast audience (think of agent smith in matrix 2). Moreover, this is not only happening on a physiological level. If you’ve listened to a lot of his podcast, you must have gone through the experience of having a little Huberman in your head commenting on your life choices, saying things like “you should avoid these starchy carbohydrates” when looking at a pizza, or “zero drinks would be better” when your friend invites you to a bar. At this point, you might still identify these thoughts as “that’s what huberman would say”, but it’s only a question of time until his thoughts become your thoughts. So what is Huberman’s plan once he has converted half of humanity into replicas of himself? Is he building an army? Is it pure madness? I’m still trying to figure this out, but I believe it might be a completely passive process, like a virus infecting its host and replicating mindlessly. In that case, Huberman is but a host to what I would like to term the “Guberman” virus. Of course, all of this is just conjecture, but I want you guys to be careful with this podcast🙏
You’re insane hahaha
When it comes down to it, it’s all programming, good, bad or indifferent.
HAHAHHAAHA
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My mom tried to have sex with me when i was late in high school. Ive blamed her for my 20 years of addiction to drugs and alcohol. You sir, just spit some words that completely understand.
As terrible as that is, and I do feel for you. I wanna make it clear this message is meant to help you. Not make fun of you. It was still you who made the decision to abuse substances. Don't give abusers any more power over you than they already once had.
Talk to Jesus homie He understands
Cause vampires troll them and alcohol stops the brain terror.
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Can't afford cocaine
2 drinks?? Lol
Looks like we got an alcohol addict here 🤪
Thank you. Are you a Christian?
A man of science is rarely religious
@@gauthamshetty6452but he said he prays. Let's say he's "spiritual"
you would be suprised how many scientists use the Christian perscpecctive in their studies
I don’t understand why sex addiction is bad, we are human beings and it’s in our nature to feel sexual, some people find it pleasurable and some don’t I do , same way we like music and food it should be the same with sex, why certain good things bad? I don’t believe it I think if we are happy and comfortable with our sexuality why not express it? Sex should be experienced more we shouldn’t be ashamed of sex
Thank you ❤