#152 - The Brain on Music

Matt breaks down the conflict between wall clocks and our biological rhythms, explaining how latitude and longitude dictate our rest. Latitude alters seasonal daylight and melatonin - though artificial light mutes this natural cycle - and broad time zones create "social jet lag." ...  Show more

Matt digs into the neuroscience of déjà vu, reframing it as a sign of a healthy brain performing real-time error correction. Using a "doorman" (familiarity) vs. "concierge" (recollection) analogy, Matt explains how memory systems misfire. When the rhinal cortex signals recognitio ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Some of us release the stress of the day by working out, venting to friends/family, shopping (like in the movies) and/or taking a nap. Lots of naps. Some could be uncontrollable sleepiness which might be classified as narcolepsy.</span>

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Narcolepsy is one of those amazing rare disorders that everyone thinks they understand – people just fall asleep at random times, even in the middle of doing something. But there’s a lot more to it and – even better – we actually may be able to explain it.

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode my guest is Dr. Matt Walker, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and host of The Matt Walker Podcast, which focuses on the science and impact of sleep. We explore the importance of sleep a ...  Show more

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