#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:24) – Fear<br />
(14:36) – Virtual reality<br />
(18:20) – Claustrophobia<br />
(20:08) – Skydiving<br />
(21:43) – Overcoming fears<br />
(26:43) – Optimal performance<br />
(29:57) – Deep work<br />
(45:22) – Psychedelics<br />
(49:08) – Deep work<br />
(1:02:48) – Everything in the brain is an abstraction<br />
(1:10:06) – Human vision system<br />
(1:21:42) – Neuralink<br />
(1:49:12) – Science of consciousness<br />
(2:04:00) – David Goggins<br />
(2:21:04) – Science communication<br />
(2:28:36) – Man’s Search for Meaning</p>