George P. Glaser, LCSW

PODCAST—SCIENCE, EDUCATION, HEALTH & FITNESS

Huberman Lab

The Huberman Lab podcast, hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine, discusses neuroscience and science-based tools that control perceptions, behaviors, and health. Huberman has made significant contributions to brain development, function, and neural plasticity, earning him fellowships from the McKnight and Pew Foundations and the Cogan Award for vision research in 2017. His work has been published in top journals and featured in various media outlets. Launched in 2021, the podcast frequently ranks among the top 10 globally, often in the top 10 in Science, Education, and Health & Fitness. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/scicomm-media/id6442692632

ARTICLE—LEARN about your brain & heart's intimate connection

The heart and brain are deeply interconnected—every heartbeat influencing thoughts and emotions.

Every Heartbeat Shapes Thoughts and Emotions

Researchers emphasize that the heart and brain are deeply interconnected, with every heartbeat influencing cognition and emotion within milliseconds. This link helps explain why cardiovascular diseases like hypertension often coincide with mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. The team describes brain-body states operating at different timescales: microstates tied to emotions, mesostates linked to stress, and macrostates underlying chronic disease. These findings suggest treatments should integrate cardiovascular, neurological, and psychological factors for a more complete approach to health. The Neuroscience News article is at https://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-emotion-heatbeat-29747/

VIDEO—Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, his guest is

Dr. Alia Crum, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Mind & Body Lab. Dr. Crum explains that our mindsets—for example, what we believe about stress, exercise and the food we eat—shape how we feel, behave and even how our bodies respond. They also discuss how to reframe stress so it becomes a tool for growth and improved performance.

Can attention to your breath improve mental health?

Circular Breathwork Linked to Improved Mental Health

Researchers from the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, the MIND Foundation, alongside other collaborators, have found that reductions in carbon dioxide saturation during circular breathwork sessions were correlated with the emergence of altered states of consciousness. Altered states resembled those reported in psychedelic experiences and were associated with improvements in psychological well-being and reductions in depressive symptoms. View article by clicking here.