ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Huberman Lab Podcast #37

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In this episode, I discuss ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the common myths, and the biology and psychology of ADHD. I discuss both …

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  2. Hi Andrew! Great content as always. WRT smartphones, I was wondering how much of the blame should be put on the devices themselves vs the apps – in short, we are probably getting the same damage from multitasking and sensory overload even while using Twitter, TikTok etc on our computers as well, aren't we?

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  5. Anyone experience increased hair loss with any supplement that supports/raises dopamine? Any thoughts on how to combat this, other then stopping supplementation?

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  9. the thing about sitting still is so true. When I was studying for my CPA exam I would write down my notes and walk around pace around my room in circles reading and trying to memorize things. It helped me study for much longer hours.

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  10. 1:30:17 this is so cool and beautiful. It's like the neuroscientific explanation to Bruce Lee's "express yourself honestly" ….."empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Now water can flow or it can crash" & "The successful warrior is the average man with a laser-like focus"

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  12. As someone with clinically diagnosed ADHD that went "undetected" as a child – first time somebody suggested I could suffer from this disorder was an ex girlfriend's mother who happened to be a neurophycologist – I truly feel for those kids who might not have a proper support structure and get utterly fucked over by our woefully inefficient education system/societal norms.

    Story time: In first grade school teachers wanted to hold me back, placing me in the special needs program for the slow and impaired children. They thought I couldn't read or perform maths at a sufficient level for my age. My parents new this was absurd and took it upon themselves to figure out what the hell was going on/alternative modes of teaching/learning. They quickly learned that for some reason I simply could not focus on anything I didn't find interesting and so instead of silly children's stories/reading material they found I had an insatiable interest in dinosaurs. They started me on every book/article they could find involving dinos and I quickly went from no reading at all to advanced. They also realized I had an affinity for competition and 'speed' when it came to math and by third grade when mad minutes were a thing – a class wide weekly test/competition where we would try and complete as many math problems within a minute starting from addition to multiplication and decision – I was the fastest kid in my grade. By the end of 8th grade I was a straight A student and one of the top performers of my school.

    TLDR::: without my parents society would have deemed me subpar, 'dumb', and incapable. I have no idea what that would have done to me emotionally, or where I'd be today. This long-winded post brings me to my point of – I truly feel for those less fortunate who have similar cognitive disorders who slip through the cracks and are branded "less than". I love seeing ADHD being taken seriously – when I was a child it just wasn't the case – and I hope further research leads to easier detection asap with improved modes of treatment in children who need it.

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  15. Though I have only watched this one video and you may have covered these in another ones, here are my suggestions:

    1. Environmentally, or externally caused adhd, such as a chaotic, undisciplined upbringing causing the brain to develop in a fragmented way. Being unable to create, and stick to routines for example. Can this type of external upbringing wire the brain to be adhd? Can it effect dopamine uptake in a continually stressed environment, on children, but also can this happen to adults?

    2 External ways to help adhd and narcolepsy, again with routines such as same bed time and wake up times regardless of sleep, scheduled 20 min naptimes for the narcoleptic. Scheduled exercise to help the brain calm. Not just what is eaten, which I agree needs to be healthy and fewer simple carbs, but a schedule and environment of when. Schedules in general so the thoughts are not needing to be focused on daily routine things.

    I appreciate, among so many other things, the diet aspect in this episode.

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  16. now, excessive talking happened to me when first taking a migraine drug with caffeine in it, and then again when first taking adderall. that side effect waned after taking it for a while.

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  18. Now I see why my father with parkinsons hated noise, crowds, etc. He was also, unfortunately, allergic to caffeine ,later in life, causing what was at first diagnosed idiopathic glomular nephritis. Later he experimented himself to find out about the allergy to caffeine, and it actually reverse the nephritis. It as after his elimination of caffeine and smoking that he was diagnosed with parkinsons.Through his life he smoked cigarettes a LOT and also drank a lot of coffee.

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  19. Though I just began watching this video, it is so extremely on point I would like to see you discuss the conditions that cause adhd, in particular, narcolepsy. ( you might do this later in the video, but I may not have time to watch it all right now.) My husband and my teen daughter have been diagnosed with both. Do you think narcolepsy is a cause of adhd?

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  22. Modafinil very expensive still. Not covered by insurance in some European countries and different “on label” diagnoses which are covered in the US. Strangely it doesn’t keep me awake very well. Definitely improves focus and slightly antidepressant for ME , but we’re all different in how we respond to drugs.

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  23. Please elucidate the difference between IEallergies (potentially life-threatening and instant allergic reactions) and Ig “allergies” ,now most commonly referred to as food “sensitivities” – those foods that cause very mild discomfort or even quite bad discomfort depending on the quantity consumed. Maybe that’s over- simplistic for a professor, but I have experienced this difference and the second kind Ig seems to be hard to measure and the amount one consumes is much more significant. I’d love to hear what you think.

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  25. My husband uses the box system. When his desk is full and he needs space, he shovels everything into a box (planning to sort it out later – except that rarely happens) . When his desk fills up again with random things, he then shovels it into another box. He has no recall of where he put anything. Instead of sorting it out when he has filled up all the available boxes, he buys more boxes. 😂 He does sort things out occasionally, but finds it abhorrent.

    I’m no better, although I did teach myself to put things back where they came from and I know what works, I’m very untidy and I’ve had other problems in the last couple of decades which have taken away my ability to do those things. I know what needs to be done – just can’t do it anymore.

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  30. I just want to say thanks to this free access to knowledge, I recently went to a clinical physcologist told her my symptoms and my cocaine use. She concluded that I was self medicating for ADHD. My eyes have been opened to so many problems in my past, the future is looking bright now that I will be picking up a prescription for the first time in 25 years.

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  33. Many thanks for making this information so relatable and logical. I share this video with my adolescent clients and their parents. It has helped them see the many misconceptions that we place on our teens with ADHD. Many thanks!

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  40. This is such helpful knowledge to have gained and I I'm extremely grateful that you took the time to help us seemingly hopeless people with little to no resources.

    Yet the alternative to habitual drugs are far more expensive than the street drugs run anymore, at least where I live, unfortunately. To get all the things you listed off I'd have to spend hundreds of dollars and some require a prescription when a quick $70 gets a gram of meth that (if used "medicinally") will last as long as a common prescription will. That is a laughable, highly improbable notion to think an addict could regulate any substance for "medicinal" use.

    I am not condoning or endorsing the use of illegal drugs by Amy means. I'm just giving you the knee jerk addict justification which, uses very little logic. As a lifelong addict and former habitual user, it was what past me's logic immediately went to, which is to rationalize my using of illicit substances to keep myself from feeling guilt. I highly recommend seeking professional help when possible even though i can't get access doesn't degrade the value of the service.

    Thank you again doc!

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  42. I couldn’t figure out why I kept crying as you were speaking, but I think it’s the professional validation from someone I respect.

    Thank you for the information, Andrew.

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