Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by uncontrollable movements, stiffness, and cognitive decline. Curious? Come learn more! Please rate, review, and subscribe and if you have any questions, comments, concerns, queries, or complaints, please email me at neuroscienceamateurhour@gmail.com or DM me at NeuroscienceAmateurHour on I ... Show More
Jan 2024
Episode 31: The Neuroscience of Dreams
Dreams are both scientifically fascinating and universal. Everyone dreams, at every age and they are often nonsensical, complex, and deeply subjective. How can you quantify something so personal in the activity of cells, circuits, and systems?Let's find out together!Please rate, ... Show More
23m 1s
May 2023
Episode 29: The Neuroscience of Alien Hand Syndrome
A tragic incident - a brain injury, a stroke, the development of a neurodegenerative disease, and all of a sudden, a patient's arm no longer belongs to them. It will pull their hair, pinch their cheeks, and grab miscellaneous objects, seemingly developing a mind of its own. How c ... Show More
23m 7s
Jul 2024
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
This episode is packed with essential high-yield information for your MCAT prep, covering the biological, physiological, and psychological aspects of sleep. We’ll explore various sleep theories, like the Memory Consolidation and Brain Plasicticity Theories, and even discuss the c ... Show More
44m 44s
Mar 2023
Sleep - Dr. Dan Pardi - Neuroscience
<p>Today we have Dr. Dan Pardi, sleep researcher at Stanford and Leiden University and CEO of <a href="https://www.humanos.me/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">humanOS.me</a> with us to discuss what we can learn about the sleep patterns of hunter-gatherers. If you love sleep scienc ... Show More
1h 43m
Nov 2024
Lucid Dreaming: The Bonkers World Inside Our Minds
Some people can control their dreams. While they're fast asleep: they fly, create new worlds, live other lives. But Wendy isn't one of them. So in today's episode, Wendy and the Science Vs team find a scientifically approved method to try to lucid dream. We test it out — and biza ... Show More
46m 11s
Apr 2025
Psychedelic States On-Demand (No Substances Needed) | Dr. Patrick Porter : 1267
<p>Your brain isn’t broken—it’s underpowered. </p><p>Energy crashes, poor sleep, brain fog, and emotional reactivity don’t just happen. You’re running on low voltage, and your mind pays the price. </p><p>In this episode, Dave sits down with <strong>Dr. Patrick Port ... Show More
29m 7s
Dec 2024
Essentials: Understand and Use Dreams to Learn and Forget
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the important role that sleep and dreams have in learning, regulating emotions, and recovering from trauma.
I discuss how dreams during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep contribute to emotional learning and the processing of traumat ... Show More
38m 49s
Dec 2024
Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa
<p>How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into o ... Show More
1h 15m
