Dopamine and the Doping Hormone

3min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

The main effect of these androgens in the brain is to make effort feel good. The testosterone molecule and the dopamine molecule bear a very close relationship. Winning increases testosterone, losing decreases testosterone in all venues. Heber: It's important for people to understand what's going on inside so they don't feel like it's, maybe I don't even want to do this.

Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills and cognitive functioning.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content