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Your Nervous System Explained

12 episodes

Autonomic nervous system, vagus nerve, sympathetic vs parasympathetic — how your body regulates stress, recovery, and performance.

Autonomic nervous system, vagus nerve, sympathetic vs parasympathetic — how your body regulates stress, recovery, and performance.

Episodes

1
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Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2025-06-23

Andrew Huberman explores the vagus nerve and its role in regulating mood, alertness, and nervous system function. The episode covers practical techniques for vagus nerve stimula...

2
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Essentials: Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2025-09-25

Cyclic hyperventilation at the first sign of illness can reduce inflammation and shorten recovery time. Elevating your feet during sleep optimizes the glymphatic system for bett...

3
The Tim Ferriss Show
Credible vs. Bogus Vagus Nerve Stimulation — What Actually Works
The Tim Ferriss Show Dr. Kevin Tracey 2025-08-26

Dr. Kevin Tracey is president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and a pioneer of vagus nerve research. Author of "The Great Nerve: The New Science of the ...

4
Huberman Lab
Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2021-03-08

The physiological sigh is the fastest real-time stress reducer. Long exhales and cold water on your face activate the vagus nerve to shift you out of fight-or-flight. Consistent...

5
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AMA #15: Fluoride Benefits/Risks & Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2024-02-01

In this premium AMA episode, Huberman takes a deep dive into the contentious topic of fluoride in drinking water. He explains the chemistry of how fluoride strengthens teeth by ...

6
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Jill Miller: Increase Flexibility & Relieve Pain with Breathwork & Myofascial Release
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin Jill Miller 2025-04-09

Dr. Andy Galpin hosts Jill Miller, a movement and body-work expert, for a deep dive into myofascial release, breathwork, and practical strategies for relieving chronic pain and ...

7
The B.rad Podcast
Basics of Nasal Parasympathetic Breathing and Improving CO2 Tolerance (Breather Episode with Brad)
The B.rad Podcast 2021-05-28

Brad Kearns delivers a solo deep-dive into nasal parasympathetic breathing and the science of CO2 tolerance. He walks through the BOLT test and Sustained Exhale Test as practica...

8
The Tim Ferriss Show
Credible vs. Bogus Vagus Nerve Stimulation
The Tim Ferriss Show Dr. Kevin J. Tracey 2025-08-26

Dr. Kevin Tracey, pioneer of vagus nerve research and author of "The Great Nerve," separates credible vagus nerve science from bogus claims. Explores how to harness the vagus ne...

9
Modern Wisdom
Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain
Modern Wisdom Dr Andrew Huberman 2023-10-30

Dr. Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist and Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins Chris Williamson to share his favorite science-backed tools for opti...

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Essentials: Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2025-01-16

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, Andrew Huberman explains science-backed strategies for managing stress in both the short and long term. He covers how the mind and body ...

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How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Dr. Susanna Søberg
Huberman Lab Dr. Susanna Soberg 2023-05-15

Andrew Huberman interviews Dr. Susanna Soberg, the researcher behind the landmark Cell Reports Medicine study that established minimum thresholds for cold and heat exposure to b...

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Essentials: The Science of Love, Desire & Attachment
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2026-02-12

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, Andrew Huberman explores the psychology and biology of desire, love, and attachment. He begins with Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation s...

Related Research

Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review.
Veldman F, Hawinkels K, Keszthelyi D (2025)
Vagus nerve stimulation shows therapeutic promise for functional gastrointestinal disorders including gastroparesis and IBS, primarily through modulation of gut motility and anti-inflammatory pathways.
Cyclic sighing in the clinic waiting room may decrease pain: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Hanley AW, Davis A, Worts P, et al. (2025)
A 4-minute cyclic sighing exercise significantly reduced both pain unpleasantness and pain intensity in orthopedic clinic patients compared to a control condition.
Impact of different doses of cold water immersion on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage
Wang H, et al. (2025)
Network meta-analysis of 55 RCTs found 10-15 min at 11-15°C optimal for reducing muscle soreness and damage markers.
Assessing the therapeutic potential of vagus nerve stimulation in autoimmune diseases: A systematic review.
Chan E, Mani AR (2025)
Vagus nerve stimulation demonstrates significant anti-inflammatory effects in autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn disease, primarily through activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Influence of Respiratory Frequency of Slow-Paced Breathing on Vagally-Mediated Heart Rate Variability.
You M, Laborde S, Ackermann S, et al. (2024)
Slow-paced breathing at 5-7 cycles per minute significantly increased cardiac vagal activity in athletes compared to spontaneous breathing, with no single frequency proving clearly superior.
Methods for Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB): A Systematic Review and Guidelines.
Lalanza JF, Lorente S, Bullich R, et al. (2023)
Nearly two-thirds of 143 HRVB studies failed to report enough methodological detail to replicate the protocol, highlighting a major gap the authors address with standardized reporting guidelines.